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Commemorative stone stele, from Babylon,southern Iraq, 900-800 BCE. From the temple of the god Marduk in Babylon, set up in honour of a private individual called Adad-etir, an official in the temple, known as the "dagger bearer". The stele was set up by his son Marduk-balassu-iqbi who was also a priest. Divine symbols above the two priests are a solar disk for the sun-god Shamash, a crescent of the moon for the moon-god Sin and a lion-headed mace on a pedestal. ANE, 90834
Location
British Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier
ART200611
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
3025px × 4000px
Photo Credit
Erich Lessing / Art Resource, NY
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Babylon, Mesopotamia
Cuneiform script
Father and Child
Moon
Priest
Priestess