10367

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Object TypeCylinder Seals

MuseumThe National Museum of Iraq

Season Number06: 1927-1928

TechniqueIncised

TechniqueInscribed

MaterialBitumen

MaterialCopper Alloy

MaterialShell

U Number10367

Description (Modern)Cylinder seal (Lamia's list no.171)

Description (Catalog Card)Cylinder Seal Shell. White. Inscribed. 2 heroes each grasping a rampant bull by the tail and forcing the head back by the horns. Each hero clothed in short (sheep-skin?) skirt coming down to the knees: shirt has tasselled ends. Each hero is bearded and the hair at the back of the head is done up into a short upturned curl. Seal has copper caps set in bitumen. Caps broken and decayed. Par t of subject obliterated. A - DEN-ZU-dim Ka-su-du - A-ENZU-dim, libationer: (suggested by Dr. Rarn): A- DEN-ZU-sim - son created by EN-ZU (analogy with A-anni-padda). Woolley's description

Description (Modern)Object is not sealed.

Find Context (Catalog Card)PG 903

Material (Catalog Card)ShellMaterial as described by Woolley

Material (Catalog Card)BitumenMaterial as described by Woolley

Material (Catalog Card)Copper AlloyMaterial as described by Woolley

Museum Number (IM Number)IM 7913

Tablet ID NumberP468595

Measurement (Catalog Card)L 0025 d 0016

Measurement (Height)25Internal UPM list compiled by: Barrett. 1976. Near East Section, Ur, Inscribed Objects

Measurement (Width)16Internal UPM list compiled by: Barrett. 1976. Near East Section, Ur, Inscribed Objects