Western Asiatic Kassite Cylinder Seal with God Utu and 'Merman'

14TH-12TH CENTURY BC

1 1/2" (27.64 grams, 41mm).

A large cylinder seal made of dark brown stone with red and white pattern, with six columns of cuneiform text; a seated bearded god facing a standing male worshipper, a 'merman'(?) above; the text translates and transliterates as follow:
1. utu en / Sun-god (Utu), lord
2. sag gal kur-kur-ra / great chief of the lands
3. digir zu nu - [x] / god, sage who does not...
4. kar su u-d[ug] / save when (your) hand is fa(vourable)
5. urdu ni-tuku / (your) reverential servant
6. KI-AG?-BA/ZU-x / (Personal name, unread)

Provenance

Property of a London gentleman; part of his family collection since the 1970s.

CONDITION

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LOT 0698

Western Asiatic Kassite Cylinder Seal with God Utu and 'Merman'

Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,712

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