A Babylonian roller seal, 1844 - 1750 Black, light green stone, convex in the middle. Cut (intaglio) owner's name, "Silli - Ishtar, son of Ana-Shamash-Taklaku, Servant of the God Amurru" Two mediator-goddesses with raised arms stand to the right and left of the inscription. Height 33 mm. Diameters 17 and mm. The seal displays high quality workmanship and probably comes from a workshop in Sippar. Silli-Ishtar was undoubtedly a high-ranking Babylonian roughly during the period from the reign of Sabium to that of Hammurabi. historic, historical, ancient ,
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