AN OLD BABYLONIAN VEINED RED STONE CYLINDER SEAL

REIGN OF SAMSU-ILUNA, CIRCA 1750-1712 B.C.

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AN OLD BABYLONIAN VEINED RED STONE CYLINDER SEAL
Reign of Samsu-iluna, Circa 1750-1712 B.C.
With two Lama goddesses, both in a horned tiara and flounced robe, raising both hands, facing a three-line cuneiform inscription which reads, "Ili-ippalsam, son of Simmeme, servant of Samsu-iluna"
34 X 18 mm

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Samsu-iluna was King of Babylon circa 1750-1712 B.C., the son and successor of Hammurabi.

The owner's name, Ili-ippalsam, means "my god has looked with favor on me", an expression of joy from the father when the child was born.

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