Magical sign, Kassite seal from Babylon, text with prayer
Germany, Museum Island, Berlin, Pergamon MuseumMAGIC SIGNS
Magical signs such as divine symbols, but also inscriptions, were of great importance to the people of the ancient Near East and formed an important part of the visual canon of cylinder seals.
On the Kassite seal from Babylon, for example, only a small part of the surface is decorated with figures; the largest space is occupied by a text with a prayer to a goddess. A small praying person stands in front of the extensive inscription and several symbols. These include a crouching dog, a cross and a diamond. The dog, presented here in the form of a small sculpture, is considered a symbolic animal of the goddess of salvation Gula.
1 crouching dog VA Bab 3965, clay
2 cylinder seals VA 6935, lapis lazuli, 15th/14th century BC
Supplementary images:
The Kassite seal from Babylon, only a small part of the surface is decorated with figures; the largest space is occupied by prayer
Taken on Wednesday 07th of August 2019
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Model: Pixel 3 XL
Genre:
15th/14th Century BC
Source: Berlin, Germany
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