Ninurta pursuing Anzu

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Object no.	S02153
Description of the seal image	Ninurta (archer) wearing a long robe decorated with a crosshatch pattern between the legs aims his bow at the rampant Anzu (lion-griffin), depicted without forelegs but three wings. Between the two figures is a six-rayed, globe-centred star. In front of the hybrid creature, there is a fish above a rhomb, while behind Ninurta is a 'ball-and-staff' symbol.
Figures, motifs/symbols	- Anzu: lion-griffin, rampant, head turned backwards, depicted without forelegs but three wings - 'ball-and-staff' - fish - Ninurta: archer, hunter, wearing a long robe decorated with a crosshatch pattern between the legs - rhomb - star: six-rayed, globe-centred
Subcategory	cylinder seal
Collection	Musée du Louvre
Museum number	AOD 59 – CCO D. 67
Culture	Neo-Babylonian
Provenance	excavated by Mr and Mrs Dieulafoy at Susa between 1886 and 1886 or purchased by them from their workmen or from a Baghdad dealer; ex-Mr and Mrs Dieulafoy Collection
First occurence	1886–1888
Archaeological context	N/A
Registration number	N/A
Dimensions (mm): height, diameter	h: 21, d: 10
Material and features	"calcédoine blanche"
Style	cut
Scene	pursuing
Bibliography	Delaporte 1920, 73 no. D. 67 and pl. 52: 9. Delaporte, L.: Musée du Louvre. Catalogue des cylindres. Cachets et pierres gravées de style oriental. I: Fouilles et missions. Paris, 1920.

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 and the present object descriptions done by HL; object data and description were finalized by ZN. GE – Gábor Erdős, HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, MNy – Mónika Nyitrai

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Ninurta pursuing Anzu

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