Hero fighting bull and worshipper behind him
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded hero grasps a bull by its hind leg with one hand and brandishes a weapon with the other while stepping onto the bull's head. The hero wears a tunic and has a sword at his waist. Behind him stands a bearded worshipper wearing a long robe and raising both hands. In front of him is a crescent moon in the sky. The cuneiform inscription is situated in front of and behind the worshipper. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- bull: inverted - crescent moon - hero: bearded, wearing a tunic, has a sword at his waist, brandishing a weapon - inscription: cuneiform, two-line - worshipper: bearded, wearing a long robe, raising both hands |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Ugo Sissa Collection |
| Museum number | N/A |
| Condition, shape | large chip partly distorts the worshipper's legs |
| Culture | Neo-Babylonian |
| Provenance | Ugo Sissa Collection |
| First occurence | before 1959 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 26, d: 13 |
| Material and features | "carnelian" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Writing system, language | cuneiform: Akkadian |
| Transliteration |
1. dPA PAB ZI 2. TIN BA |
| Translation |
1. O Nabû, preserve life, 2. grant (me) health! |
| Bibliography |
Douglas van Buren 1959, 28 no. 137 and pl. IX. Douglas van Buren, E.: Catalogue of the Ugo Sissa Collection of Stamp and Cylinder Seals of Mesopotamia. Rome, 1959. |