Prayer seal with mainly textual composition The decoration consists of vertical columns of tightly engraved cuneiform signs: "Adad (the god of storms), the great lord, locker of heaven and earth, who hears prayers, gives life as a gift! Take pity on the servant who fears you". To the right of the field stands a bearded deity (?), wearing a cap and a fringed cloak, raising one hand in salute and holding a long scepter. Chalcedony. Mesopotamia, Medio-Babylonian (1595-1155 B.C.) Height: 3.1 cm Provenance : - Estate. "Collection de cachets, cylindres, amulettes" in a 1999 partition inventory. - The text is referenced by the CDLI without precise indications. Probably from an old catalog. Bears an old label.
Result
€2,860
Buyer's premium
30%
Prayer seal with mainly textual composition
The decoration consists of vertical columns of tightly engraved cuneiform signs: "Adad (the god of storms), the great lord, locker of heaven and earth, who hears prayers, gives life as a gift! Take pity on the servant who fears you". To the right of the field stands a bearded deity (?), wearing a cap and a fringed cloak, raising one hand in salute and holding a long scepter.
Chalcedony.
Mesopotamia, Medio-Babylonian (1595-1155 B.C.)
Height: 3.1 cm
Provenance :
- Estate. "Collection de cachets, cylindres, amulettes" in a 1999 partition inventory.
- The text is referenced by the CDLI without precise indications. Probably from an old catalog. Bears an old label.
Sale
Thursday 18 December 2025・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Salle 15 - Hôtel Drouot
9, rue Drouot
75009 Paris