Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S04912 |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded hero grasps a scorpion-tailed bird-man on either side, one by the beard and one by its raised leg. He wears a long, double-belted, fringed, open robe over a short tunic. The hybrid creatures wear conical horned headdresses. Directly in front of the hero's legs is a cuneiform sign, and behind the beasts is another. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- hero: bearded, wearing a long, double-belted, fringed, open robe over a short tunic - scorpion-tailed bird-men (2): bearded, wearing conical horned headdresses, one lifting its leg - cuneiforms (2) |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Bible Lands Museum, Jerusalem |
| Museum number | BMLJ Seal 486 |
| Condition, shape | slightly chipped upper and lower edges, large chip partly distorts the hero's left arm and the hybride creature in front of him |
| Culture | Neo-Babylonian |
| First occurence | 2004 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 26, d: 11 |
| Material and features | "grey white stone" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Transliteration |
1. ša2 m |
| Translation | 1. Property of ... |
| Bibliography |
Westenholz 2004, 65 no. 19. Westenholz, J.G.: "Seal Depicting Hero Between Scorpion-Men" in: Westenholz, J.G. (ed.), Dragons, Monsters and Fabulous Beasts, Jerusalem, 2004, 65 no. 19. |
| 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 present object descriptions done by HL, the transliteration and translation of the seal legend done by ZN; object data and description were finalized by ZN (26 March 2026). GE – Gábor Erdős, HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter |