Inscribed Eyestone

Inscribed Eyestone

Description:
Pierced eyestone with cuneiform inscription (the name of the goddess Ninlil)
Medium:
Agate
Location:
Near the Ziggurat and Parthian Fortress, Nippur (modern Nuffar), Iraq
Dimensions:
H. 2 cm; W. 1.6 cm; D. 1 cm
Date:
Kassite Period, ca. 1595–1155 BCE
Inventory Number:
B8723a
Lender:
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia
Credit:
Babylonian Expedition to Nippur I–IV, 1888–1900