Sujet
Late Babylonian cone with a funerary archaizing inscription.
Légende
Late Babylonian cone with a funerary archaizing inscription. Babylonia. 6th-5th centuries BC. Akkadian language. Clay. Late Babylonian cone with a funerary archaizing inscription. Babylonia. 6th-5th centuries BC. Akkadian language. Clay. Translation: ""Forever, until the sunset of days, for ever, for the days to come, (whoever) sees this grave, let him not destroy (it), let him restore it! That person who sees this (grave) and does not neglect it, (and) says thus: ""Let me restore this grave!"" - may the good deed that he performs be repaid to him! The inscription on the cone imitates a more ancient text in language and writing style. Currently, eight such cones are known, probably created by students on the instructions of the teacher. What is surprising for the Mesopotamian tradition is the ""formula"" for constructing the text: instead of the usual curses directed at someone who has destroyed something, here there are good wishes for someone who, on the contrary, will not do this.
Date
02 janv. 1754
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Photobureau
Notre référence
UMG26A28_144
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
30.6Mo (3.9Mo) / 23.4cm x 32.9cm / 2758 x 3880 (300dpi)