Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S02328 |
| Description of the seal image | A beardless human-headed griffin strides towards the right. The creature wears a feather-topped headdress. In front of it is a vertically-set, five-line cuneiform inscription framed and separated by rulings. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- human-headed griffin: beardless, winged, striding, wearing a feather-topped headdress - inscription: vertically-set, five-line, cuneiform, framed and separated by rulings |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Musée du Louvre |
| Museum number | AO 4485 – CCO A. 619 |
| Culture | Neo-Babylonian |
| Provenance | acquired in 1907 |
| First occurence | 1907 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 41, d: 16 |
| Material and features | "lapis-lazuli" |
| Translation | (1) Spoken the word of Sin and Marduk (2) the gods his lords (3) than the one who prints this (4) (seal) be satisfied with life! Seal of Makkour (?) - Marduk (5) doctor, son of Sin-afharid, doctor |
| Bibliography |
Delaporte 1923, 162 no. A. 619 and pl. 85: 12. Delaporte, L.: Musée du Louvre. Catalogue des cylindres. Cachets et pierres gravées de style oriental. II: Acquisitions. Paris, 1923. |
| 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 ER 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 (20 July 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, MNy – Mónika Nyitrai, ER – Erika Roboz |