Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S05311 |
| Description of the seal image | The scene is framed by line borders at the top and bottom. A hunting dog (hound) pounces on a bull seemingly kneeling before an ear of wheat ('bottle-brush' tree). Below the dog's belly is a rhomb, while above its back is a short, diagonally-set cuneiform signs next to a crescent moon. An eight-rayed, globe-centred star appears above the bull. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - bull: half-kneeling - crescent moon - dog (hound): rampant - ear of wheat ('bottle-brush' tree): tall - cuneiform signs: short, diagonally-set - rhomb - star: eight-rayed, globe-centred |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | present whereabouts unknown |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| Provenance | excavated by Victor Place at Khorsabad |
| First occurence | 1852-1854 |
| Archaeological context | under the pavement of the city gates of the enclosure |
| Material and features | N/A |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | animal, pursuing |
| Writing system, language | cuneiform |
| Transliteration |
four cuneiform signs |
| Bibliography |
Place 1867–1870, vol. 3: pl. 76: i. Place, V.: Ninive et l’Assyrie, avec des essais de restauration par Félix Thomas. Vols. I–III. Paris, 1867–1870. |
| 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 ER 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 (11 September 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, ER – Erika Roboz |