Cylinder Seal

1900.53.0083A

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification	Cylinder Seal (1900.53.0083A)
Classification/ Nomenclature	Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Personal Identification
Artist/Maker	Unknown
Geographic Location	Asia, West
Period/Date	Kassite, 1300 BCE
Culture	Kassite

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length)	3.5 cm
Dimension 2 (Diameter)	10.7 cm
Dimension 3 (Diameter)	0.4 cm
Weight	19 g
Measuring Remarks	Third dimension = diameter of hole.
Materials	Stone--Chalcedony, Stone--Quartz--Agate
Manufacturing Processes	Carved, Incising, Inscribing, Drilling

Research Remarks

Published Description	Rogers: A clear cylinder flecked with black and having a six-column inscription. Here the Kashshite Cross appears between the two long robed and turbaned figures. One of the figures holds in his hand an undistinguishable object. Below the cross are several symbols, a bird and perhaps a shrine. Porada: A long-robed figure facing a worshipper. Between them: a cross, a bee, and a bird on a tree. Terminal: inscription: dDub. EN.GID/dingir sa.la sud/gis.tuku a-.ra.zu/nig.ba.zi.til.la/igi dug. a.ni/ama.tu12.na.ab ?/god with the merciful heart/? upon your worshiping servant (?)/grant life/look friendly/have mercy
Description	N/A
Comparanda	N/A
Bibliography	Porada, Edith. "Concordance of Seals in the Oriental Museum, UIUC." Unpublished ms., ca. 1950. Rogers, Frances. Babylonian Seal Cylinders as a Historical Source, UIUC Master's Thesis, 1929.

Artifact History

Archaeological Data	N/A
Credit Line/Dedication	N/A
Reproduction	no
Reproduction Information	N/A

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