Title
Cylinder seal of the water god Ea with streams flowing from his body
Caption
Cylinder seal of the water god Ea with streams flowing from his body, It illustrates the myth in which the bird man Zu is led before his judge Ea, for his attempt to usurp the authority of the supreme Enlil by stealing the tablet of destiny upon which was insribed the fates of all gods and man. The god of agriculture, identified by the plough over his shoulder, represents the deities of vegetation injured byt the theft. Mesopotamia. Akkadian Period : 2340 2180 BC Material : Mottled green and black seprentine.
Credit line
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Reference
UMG12A15_053
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
30,6Mb (1,9Mb) / 15,2in x 7,8in / 4572 x 2340 (300dpi)