Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S02619 |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded hero grasps a bull by its hind leg with one hand and brandishes a weapon with the other while stepping onto the bull's head. The hero wears a tunic and has a sword at his waist. Behind him stands a bearded worshipper wearing a long robe and raising both hands. In front of him is a crescent moon in the sky. The cuneiform inscription is situated in front of and behind the worshipper. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- bull: inverted - crescent moon - hero: bearded, wearing a tunic, has a sword at his waist, brandishing a weapon - inscription: cuneiform, two-line - worshipper: bearded, wearing a long robe, raising both hands |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Ugo Sissa Collection |
| Museum number | N/A |
| Condition, shape | large chip partly distorts the worshipper's legs |
| Culture | Neo-Babylonian |
| Provenance | Ugo Sissa Collection |
| First occurence | before 1959 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 26, d: 13 |
| Material and features | "carnelian" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Writing system, language | cuneiform: Akkadian |
| Transliteration |
1. dPA PAB ZI 2. TIN BA |
| Translation |
1. O Nabû, preserve life, 2. grant (me) health! |
| Bibliography |
Douglas van Buren 1959, 28 no. 137 and pl. IX. Douglas van Buren, E.: Catalogue of the Ugo Sissa Collection of Stamp and Cylinder Seals of Mesopotamia. Rome, 1959. |
| 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 MNy, the present object descriptions done by HL, and the transliteration and translation of the seal legend done by ZN; object data and description were finalized by ZN (03 March 2026). GE – Gábor Erdős, HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, MNy – Mónika Nyitrai |