Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to present a diverse group of previously unpublished objects from the ancient Near East, several of which bear texts. Among the three cuneiform tablets, the first is a Middle Babylonian administrative text from the reign of Nazi-maruttash, the second provides a receipt belonging to the archive of Iddin-Marduk (reign of Nabonidus or Cyrus II) and the third contains a list counting smiths from the Neo- or Late Babylonian period. In addition, there are two cylinder seals: one depicts a presentation scene (Ur III period) and the other two ostrich-like birds (Neo-Assyrian or Neo-Babylonian period). Three stamp seals and two scaraboids, formerly held in the famous collection of Baron Plato von Ustinow, are also recorded and discussed. Finally, in a separate but related contribution, an Old Babylonian letter is presented by Zsombor Földi and the current author.
Highlights
The present paper deals with a heterogeneous group: four cuneiform tablets,1 two cylinder seals, three stamp seals and two scaraboids
The dating formula of this administrative text refers to the month, the day and the year without the year name or the king’s name
The term aklu(m) and the dating formula, I assume that the tablet can be connected to a group of administrative texts5 that originate from Nippur and is dated to the Kassite period
Summary
The purpose of this paper is to present a diverse group of previously unpublished objects from the ancient Near East, several of which bear texts. The present paper deals with a heterogeneous group: four cuneiform tablets, two cylinder seals, three stamp seals and two scaraboids. This previously unpublished material is held at the Museum of Cultural History, Oslo.. The term aklu(m) and the dating formula, I assume that the tablet can be connected to a group of administrative texts that originate from Nippur and is dated to the Kassite period.. The impression of the triangles can be found in double rows on the lower edge.7 This ornamental pattern was made with the upper or lower gold cap of a cylinder seal. material studied, the objects starting with C47 (i.e. Cuneiform texts 1-3 and Cylinder seal 1) are not accessible in the Musit-database or in the archives at the museum. ˹x˺ gín kù.babbar ina ú-ra-šú 2. [šá] mmu–damar.utu a-šú šá mba-šá-a [a] ˹mzálag–d30˺ mdù–numu[n a-šú šá] 4– [...]
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