| Object Number | B5078 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Iraq |
| Period | Babylonian |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Limestone |
| Description | CBS Register: Babylonian seal cylinder, limestone PBS XIV: Adad and Martu. Adad steps forth, thunderbolt in hand, his bare leg lifted over a crouched bull. He has the usual horned mitre, beard, hair tied in a loop or tail, flounced shawl girded about and opening in front. An opposite Martu steps forth club in hand. He has a conical hat, a short plaited tunic girded about, and no beard nor shawl. The emblems in the field are the crescent, libra, ampulla, squat monkey, Nergal’s curved weapon and two small nude bandy legged men opposed head to head, and representing the enemies, one hand up crying for mercy. Concave cyl. seal. Limestone, 26 x 11 mm |
| Credit Line | Babylonian Expedition Purchase, 1890 |
| Other Number | PBS XIV: 460 - Other Number | P261270 - CDLI Number |
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