Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S05297 |
| Description of the seal image | The scene is framed by line borders with triangles pointing outwards at the top and bottom. A half-kneeling hunter (archer) wearing a broad-belted tunic aims his bow at a bull. Between the two figures is a crescent moon, while behind the archer is a nine-rayed star above the spade of Marduk (marru). |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- borderlines (2): line borders with triangles pointing outwards at the top and bottom - bull: head turned backwards - crescent moon - hunter: archer, half-kneeling, wearing a broad-belted tunic - spade of Marduk (marru) - star: nine-rayed |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Iraq Museum |
| Museum number | N/A |
| Condition, shape | slightly weathered |
| Culture | Isin II, Neo-Babylonian |
| Provenance | Ur |
| First occurence | 1951 |
| Registration number | U. 17695B |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 37, d: 13 |
| Material and features | "glazed frit" |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
Legrain 1951, 43 no. 615 and pl. 36. Legrain, L.: Ur Excavations, X: Seal Cylinders (Ur Excavations 10) London – Philadelphia, 1951. |
| Object history | The publications mentioning the objects in this database were collected and the objects classified by ZN; data for the present object was input and preliminary description of the object done by GE based on the relevant publication provided, then the data was checked by ZN and the present object descriptions done by HL; object data and description were finalized by ZN (18 April 2026). GE – Gábor Erdős, HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter |