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Cylinder seal
Near Eastern, Mesopotamian, Akkadian
Akkadian
2334–2154 B.C.
Object Place: Babylon
Medium/Technique
Serpentinite
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: 0.028 Length:
Credit Line
Gift of George J. Hunt
Accession Number32.122
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSeals
DescriptionContest scene. At left, the six-curled hero Lahmu is attacking rearing bull; at right, hero with hat (king?) is attacking lion. Inscription in Sumerian to far right: "ur dingir Inanna," the hero of Inanna.
ProvenanceBy 1932: George J. Hunt collection; 1932: given to the MFA by George J. Hunt, June 1932.