This seal depicts a favorite scene of the Old Babylonian...

By: vivian on domingo, julho 30, 2017

This seal depicts a favorite scene of the Old Babylonian period (1850 - 1595 BCE). A worshiper, probably male, stands among a number of gods. The worshiper, in a long robe and cap, offers an animal to the sun-god Shamash, who rests one foot on a stool and holds the saw of justice in his outstretched hand. The sun disk, nestled in a crescent, floats between the two. The goddess Lama stands with her hands raised in supplication, interceding for the worshiper with the more powerful gods. Behind Lama, a male figure in a kilt holds a curving weapon at his side, and another figure behind Shamash holds the bucket and “sprinkler” associated with fertility.

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