Cylinder Seal

Description:

Divine cylinder seal with the god Marduk and cuneiform inscription (dedication by Marduk-zakir-shumi I)

Medium:

Lapis lazuli

Location:

Parthian Period house, Amran Ibu Ali Mound, Babylon, Iraq

Dimensions:

H. 19.4 cm; Diam. 3.8 cm

Date:

Neo-Babylonian Period (reign of Marduk-zakir-shumi I, ca. 854–819 BCE)

Inventory Number:

VA Bab 00646

Lender:

Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Vorderasiatisches Museum