Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S04450 |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded hero grasps a rampant griffin on either side, each by a foreleg. He wears a long, broad-belted, fringed, open robe over a short tunic. On either side of his legs are a stylised plant and a cuneiform sign. Above the beast on the right is a crescent moon. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- crescent moon - griffins (2): rampant, crested, winged, heads turned backwards - hero: bearded, wearing a long, broad-belted, fringed, open robe over a short tunic - stylised plant: small, cactus-like - wedges (3): cuneiform |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Freie Universität Berlin, Institut für Vorderasiatische Altertumskunde from 1967, formerly kept in the collection of Erwin Oppenländer |
| Museum number | FUB 122 |
| Condition, shape | slightly chipped upper and lower edges, surface burnt |
| Culture | Neo-Babylonian |
| Provenance | surfaced at auction in London in 1962, ex-Oppenländer Collection |
| First occurence | 1962 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 35, d: 17 |
| Material and features | "Bergkristall, Oberfläche verbrannt " |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Writing system, language | cuneiform: Akkadian |
| Transliteration |
1. ša2 |
| Translation | 1. Property ... |
| Bibliography |
Moortgat-Correns 1968, 277 no. 122 and pl. 48. Moortgat-Correns, U.: “Die ehemalige Rollsiegel-Sammlung Erwin Oppenländer”, Baghdader Mitteilungen 4 (1968) 233–289. |
| 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 description of the object done by HL based on the relevant publication provided, the transliteration and translation of the seal legend done by ZN; then object data and description were finalized by ZN (20 March 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter |