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Editorial Cylinder seal and imprint: bulls raised against trees, a symbol of abundance. Kassite period, 1595-1200 BCE Limestone, H: 5,5 cm, 1,7 across. AO 25365.
Editorial Kudurru with Gula, goddess of medicine. Kassite period, 1595-1200 BCE Brought as booty from Babylon to Susa in the 12th BCE. Limestone, H: 36 cm Sb 27.
Editorial Goddess Gula with her dog, Kudurru of Nazimarutash, from the temple of Marduk, Babylon. Black limestone, 2nd half 14th BCE. Kassite period.
Editorial Goddess Gula with her dog. Kudurru of Nazimarutash. Above her the crescent of the moon god, the star of Ishtar, the solar disk of Shamash and the scorpion of the underworld. War booty brought to Susa, 12th BCE Black limestone, Kassite period, 55 x 22 c...
Editorial Cylinder seal cap, late Old Babylonian?early Kassite, ca. 17th?16th century B.C., Mesopotamia, said to be from Dilbat, Babylonian or Kassite, Gold, 1.42 in. (3.61 cm), Metalwork-Ornaments, This gold cap is part of a group of gold jewelry elements and c...
Editorial Letter to Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten) from Burnaburias, a king of the Kassite dynasty of Babylonia. It is written in Mesopotamian Akkadian, the diplomatic language of the period. This clay tablet is one of 382 cuneiform documents discovered in 1887 in Egy...
Editorial Mesopotamia. Babylonial. Michaux stone or Kudurru. Late Kassite period found near Baghdad. 11th Century BC. Marduk-nadin-ahhe reign. 2n Dynasty of Isin. National Library. Paris. France.
Editorial Cylinder seal and imprint, Kassite period,16th-12th BCE Horse-sacrifice to a deity. Rose Agate AO.
Editorial Kudurru (stele) of King Melishipak (1186-1172 BC). The king presents his daughter to the goddess Nannaya. The crescent moon represents the god Sin, the sun the Shamash and the star the goddess Ishtar. Kassite period. Taken to Susa (Iran) in 12th centur...
Editorial Cylinder seal, Kassite, Kassite, Date ca. 16th15th century B.C., Mesopotamia or eastern Iran, Kassite, Chalcedony, 1/16 in. (0.2 cm), Stone-Cylinder Seals-Inscribed.
Editorial Bead with cuneiform inscription of Kurigalzu I or II, Kassite, ca. 14th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Kassite, Agate, H. 2.5 cm x W. 2.4 cm x Th. 1.3 cm, Stone-Ornaments-Inscribed, Eye-like beads and stones, made from naturally occurring agate formations,...
Editorial Cylinder seal and imprint, Kassite period, 16th BCE. Winged centaurs pursuing gazelles. Chalcedony, H: 4 cm AO 22355.
Editorial Goddess Gula with her dog, Kudurru of Nazimarutash, from the temple of Marduk, Babylon. Black limestone, 2nd half 14th BCE. Kassite period.
Editorial Goddess Gula with her dog. Kudurru of Nazimarutash. Above her the crescent of the moon god, the star of Ishtar, the solar disk of Shamash and the scorpion of the underworld. War booty brought to Susa, 12th BCE Black limestone, Kassite period, 55 x 22 c...
Editorial Kudurru (stele) of King Melishipak I (1186?1172 BC). The king introduces his daughter to the goddess Nannaya. The crescent moon represents the god Sin, the sun the Shamash and the star represents the goddess Ishtar. Kassite period, taken to Susa in the...
Editorial Mesopotamian Art. Kassite Dynasty. The Eanna-shum-iddina kudurru (1125-1100 B.C.). It describes the land grant made by Governor Eanna-shum-iddina to Gula-Eresh witnessed by his surveyor Amurru-Bel-Zeri. The bottom is inscribed in cuneiform script and ...
Editorial Mesopotamian Art. Kassite Dynasty. Limestone kudurru. Four-sided block with conical top. Right side. The text contains a deed of gift recording a grant of fifty 'gur' of corn-land in the province of Bit-Pir'-Amurri by Meli-Shipak to Khasardu, the son ...
Editorial Kudurru (stele) of King Melishipak I (1186?1172 BC). The king introduces his daughter to the goddess Nannaya. The crescent moon represents the god Sin, the sun the Shamash and the star represents the goddess Ishtar. Kassite period, taken to Susa in the...
Editorial Cylinder seal and imprint, Kassite, 16th-12th BCE. Ritual scene with a female deity holding her breasts. Haematite, H: 3,4 cm AO 2103 (604).
Editorial Cylinder seal and modern impression: male worshiper, dog surmounted by a standard.
Editorial CYLINDER SEAL.
Editorial CYLINDER SEAL.
Editorial Goddess Gula with her dog, Kudurru of Nazimarutash, from the temple of Marduk, Babylon. Black limestone, 2nd half 14th BCE. Kassite period.
Editorial Goddess Gula with her dog. Kudurru of Nazimarutash. Above her the crescent of the moon god, the star of Ishtar, the solar disk of Shamash and the scorpion of the underworld. War booty brought to Susa, 12th BCE Black limestone, Kassite period, 55 x 22 c...
Editorial Fragment of lapis lazuli with dedication to the goddess Ninlil, from Kurigalzu, Kassite king who conquered Susa and exchanged embassies and presents with pharaoh Amenophis III. Lapis lazuli, 8,4 x 3,4 cm AO 7705.
Editorial Cylinder seal and modern impression: male worshiper, dog surmounted by a standard.
Editorial MASTIFF.
Editorial CYLINDER SEAL.
Editorial CYLINDER SEAL.
Editorial Cylinder seal cap, late Old Babylonian?early Kassite, ca. 17th?16th century B.C., Mesopotamia, said to be from Dilbat, Babylonian or Kassite, Gold, 1.42 in. (3.61 cm), Metalwork-Ornaments, This gold cap is part of a group of gold jewelry elements and c...
Editorial Bead with cuneiform inscription of Kurigalzu I or II, Kassite, ca. 14th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Kassite, Agate, H. 2.5 cm x W. 2.4 cm x Th. 1.3 cm, Stone-Ornaments-Inscribed, Eye-like beads and stones, made from naturally occurring agate formations,...
Editorial Cuneiform tablet: Sumerian dedicatory(?) inscription from Ekur, the temple of the god Enlil, Kassite, ca. 16th?15th century B.C., Mesopotamia, probably from Nippur, Kassite, Black marble, 8.25 x 9 x 1 in (20.96 x 22.86 x 2.55 cm) , Stone-Tablets-Inscri...
Editorial Inscribed brick: dedicatory inscription of Adad-shuma-usur, Kassite, ca. 1216?1187 B.C., Mesopotamia, Nippur, Kassite, Ceramic, Brick: 13.2 x 10.8 x 7.2 cm (5 1/4 x 4 1/4 x 2 7/8 in.), Ceramics-Architectural-Inscribed, Maintenance of temples and their ...
Editorial Stele of the protective goddess Lama, Kassite, ca. 1307?1282 B.C., Southern Mesopotamia, Kassite, Gypsum alabaster, 33 x 12 x 8 in. (83.82 x 30.48 x 20.32 cm), Stone-Sculpture-Inscribed, This stele is carved with a goddess, identifiable by her horned h...
Editorial Kudurru (stele) of King Melishipak I (1186?1172 BC). The king introduces his daughter to the goddess Nannaya. The crescent moon represents the god Sin, the sun the Shamash and the star represents the goddess Ishtar. Kassite period, taken to Susa in the...
Editorial Mesopotamian Art. Kassite Dynasty. The Eanna-shum-iddina kudurru (1125-1100 B.C.). It describes the land grant made by Governor Eanna-shum-iddina to Gula-Eresh witnessed by his surveyor Amurru-Bel-Zeri. The bottom is inscribed in cuneiform script and ...
Editorial Mesopotamia. Babylonial. Michaux stone or Kudurru. Late Kassite period found near Baghdad. 11th Century BC. Marduk-nadin-ahhe reign. 2n Dynasty of Isin. National Library. Paris. France.
Editorial Votive eye, Kassite Babylonia, 16th-12th BCE. Inscribed " To goddess Ninlil, this present Kurigalzu has given". Kassite king Kurigalzu, around 1400 BCE, conquered Susa and exchanged embassies and presents with pharaoh Amenophis III. Agate, 3 ...
Editorial Calcedon pendant with a dedication by Kassite king Nazimarutash (1328-1298) to the sungod Shamash and the stormgod Adad. Sapphire-calcedon, 2,3 x 1,8 cm AO 7704.
Editorial Kudurru with Gula, goddess of medicine. Kassite period, 1595-1200 BCE Brought as booty from Babylon to Susa in the 12th BCE. Limestone, H: 36 cm Sb 27.
Editorial Goddess Gula with her dog, Kudurru of Nazimarutash, from the temple of Marduk, Babylon. Black limestone, 2nd half 14th BCE. Kassite period.
Editorial Goddess Gula with her dog. Kudurru of Nazimarutash. Above her the crescent of the moon god, the star of Ishtar, the solar disk of Shamash and the scorpion of the underworld. War booty brought to Susa, 12th BCE Black limestone, Kassite period, 55 x 22 c...
Editorial Letter to Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten) from Burnaburias, a king of the Kassite dynasty of Babylonia. It is written in Mesopotamian Akkadian, the diplomatic language of the period. This clay tablet is one of 382 cuneiform documents discovered in 1887 in Egy...