Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S04364 |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded hero grasps a rampant wild goat (ibex) by the head with one hand and holds a sickle sword (scimitar) in the other. He wears a belted tunic. Behind the animal are an eight-rayed star and a crescent moon in the sky above the spade of Marduk (marru). |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- crescent moon - hero: bearded, wearing a belted tunic, holding a sickle sword (scimitar) - spade of Marduk (marru) - star: eight-rayed - wild goat (ibex): rampant |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | N/A |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian |
| Provenance | Kalhu (Nimrud) |
| First occurence | 1962 |
| Archaeological context | town DD (large houses along the southern city wall), on the floor of a room containing storage jars |
| Registration number | ND.5329 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 17, d: N/A |
| Material and features | "grey steatite" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Parker 1962, 29 no. ND.5329 and pl. 11: 1. Parker, B.: “Seals and Seal Impressions from the Nimrud Excavations, 1955–58”, Iraq 24 (1962), 26–40. |
| Object history | The publications mentioning the objects in this database were collected and the objects classified by ZN; data for the present object was input and preliminary description of the object done by GE based on the relevant publication provided, then the data was checked by ZN and the present object descriptions done by HL; object data and description were finalized by ZN (20 March 2026). GE – Gábor Erdős, HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter |