Title

Old Babylonian cylinder seal with depiction of the man with the mace, conventional name for an unidentified possibly divine figure

Caption

Old Babylonian cylinder seal with depiction of the man with the mace, conventional name for an unidentified possibly divine figure, Behind him stands a suppliant goddess. He stands before Nergal, the god of pestilence and death whose foot is planted on a crouching lion and holds a triple headed mace. It has the inscription Apil Sin, son of Silli Ishtar, servant of the god Nin shubur. Mesopotamia. Old Babylonian Period : 1800 1600 BC Material : Haematite.

Info+

Werner Forman Archive/British Museum B.M.103314

Date

Apr 30, 2004

Credit line

Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman

Reference

UMG12A15_051

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

19,4Mb (1,0Mb) / 12,5in x 6,1in / 3736 x 1817 (300dpi)

Keywords

ancient middle east ancient middle east babylonian old babylonian cylinder seal archaeology inscription writing cuneiform semitic writing semitic language god god of death god of pestilence goddess myth mythology belief authority symbol symbol of authority signature animal mace clothing clothes fashion hat bw black and white print Collection Werner Forman