. Nineveh and Babylon : a narrative of a second expedition to Assyria during the years 1849, 1850, & 1851. le, a bird, anda human figure. The next in order of date are those of the time of Sargonand his successors. To this period belong the cylinder withthe fish-god, and that which I believe to be the signet ofSennacherib himself, described in a previous part of thiswork.* A very fine specimen, cut in agate, represents anAssyrian goddess, perhaps Astarte, or the Moon, with tenstars, and with a dog seated before her. In front of heris the moons crescent, and a priest in an attitude of adora-tio
. Nineveh and Babylon : a narrative of a second expedition to Assyria during the years 1849, 1850, & 1851. le, a bird, anda human figure. The next in order of date are those of the time of Sargonand his successors. To this period belong the cylinder withthe fish-god, and that which I believe to be the signet ofSennacherib himself, described in a previous part of thiswork.* A very fine specimen, cut in agate, represents anAssyrian goddess, perhaps Astarte, or the Moon, with tenstars, and with a dog seated before her. In front of heris the moons crescent, and a priest in an attitude of adora-tion. A tree and a rampant goat, both common Assyriansymbols, complete the group. On other cylinders of thesame age we find the gods represented under various forms,the king and priests worshipping before them, altars and * Ante, p. 174. One cylinder bears his name. 346 NINEVEH AND BABYLON. [Chap. the usual mythic emblems. On a small cylinder in whiteporcelain or quartz is engraved a cow of the Indian breedsuckling a calf, an Assyrian emblem, which occurs amongstthe ivory carvings discovered at Nimroud.*. Assyrian Cylinder, in Agate. Assyrian Cylinder, in Porcelain or Quartz. The pure Babylonian cylinders are more commonly foundin European collections than the Assyrian. They are usuallyengraved with sacred figures, accompanied by a short in-scription in the Babylonian cuneiform character, containingthe names of the owner of the seal and of the divinity,under whose particular protection he had probably placed
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