Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S00388 |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded figure (king or dignitary) stands holding a long curved staff. He wears a brimmed headdress and a long, fringed robe. In front of him is a vertically-set, six-line cuneiform inscription framed and separated by rulings. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- human figure: bearded, perhaps a king or dignitary, wearing a brimmed headdress and a long, fringed robe, holding a long, curved staff - inscription: cuneiform, vertically-set, six lines, framed and separated by rulings |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | The British Museum |
| Museum number | BM WA 129532 – 1945-10-13, 76 |
| Culture | Neo-Babylonian |
| Provenance | ex-Southesk Collection; acquired by Southesk from the Tyszkiewicz Collection (lot 19) in 1883 |
| First occurence | before 1883 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 33.5; d: 14 |
| Material and features | "diorite, an igneous rock: variegated, black and white" |
| Translation |
(Seal) of Marduk-shakin-shumi, son of Marduk-zera-uballit, descendant of Yakin, of/governor of the town of Usur-Marduk |
| Bibliography |
Collon 2001, 191–192 no. 388, pls. XXXII and XLII. Collon, D.: Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum. Cylinder Seals V: Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian Periods. (Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum. Cylinder Seals 5) London, 2001. |
| 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 description of the object done by MNy based on the relevant publication provided, then object data and description were finalized by ZN (17 July 2026). ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, MNy – Mónika Nyitrai |