Hero grasping scorpion-tailed bird-man on either side
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded hero grasps a scorpion-tailed bird-man on either side, one by the beard and one by its raised leg. He wears a long, double-belted, fringed, open robe over a short tunic. The hybrid creatures wear conical horned headdresses. Directly in front of the hero's legs is a cuneiform sign, and behind the beasts is another. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- hero: bearded, wearing a long, double-belted, fringed, open robe over a short tunic - scorpion-tailed bird-men (2): bearded, wearing conical horned headdresses, one lifting its leg - cuneiforms (2) |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Bible Lands Museum, Jerusalem |
| Museum number | BMLJ Seal 486 |
| Condition, shape | slightly chipped upper and lower edges, large chip partly distorts the hero's left arm and the hybride creature in front of him |
| Culture | Neo-Babylonian |
| First occurence | 2004 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 26, d: 11 |
| Material and features | "grey white stone" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Transliteration |
1. ša2 m |
| Translation | 1. Property of ... |
| Bibliography |
Westenholz 2004, 65 no. 19. Westenholz, J.G.: "Seal Depicting Hero Between Scorpion-Men" in: Westenholz, J.G. (ed.), Dragons, Monsters and Fabulous Beasts, Jerusalem, 2004, 65 no. 19. |