Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S00392 |
| Description of the seal image | A bald, beardless worshipper (priest) stands facing various divine symbols, including the lightning bolt of Adad, the sitting dog of Gula, the ram-headed staff of Ea (Enki), the stylus of Nabu, and the spade of Marduk (marru). All symbols are placed on cult daises (parakkus) except for the ram-headed staff. The worshipper wears a long, double-belted, fringed robe and holds a long-necked bottle. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- cult daises (parakkus) (3) - dog: sitting, on a cult dais - lightning bolt of Adad: on a cult dais - ram-headed staff of Ea (Enki) - spade of Marduk (marru): on a cult dais - stylus of Nabu: on a cult dais - worshipper: priest, beardless, bald, wearing a long, double-belted, fringed robe, holding a long-necked bottle |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | The British Museum |
| Museum number | BM WA 132978 – 1962-7-21, 1 |
| Condition, shape | slightly chipped upper and lower edges |
| Culture | Neo-Babylonian |
| Provenance | "acquired from Dr Girardi" |
| First occurence | "acquired from Dr Girardi" |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 37.5; d: 19 (with convex ends; small perforation) |
| Material and features | "quartz, chalcedony: streaked, greys (bluish white patination was probably acquired during burial)" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | offering |
| Transliteration |
N/A |
| Bibliography |
Collon 2001, 195 no. 392 and pl. XXXII. 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 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 (16 September 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, MNy – Mónika Nyitrai, ER – Erika Roboz |