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Impression from a cylinder seal from Babylonia, 8th century bc; in the Pierpont Morgan Library, New York City

Image shows a seal depicting several mythical creatures fighting.

Ea (seated) and attendant deities

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Impression from a cylinder seal from Babylonia, 8th century bc; in the Pierpont Morgan Library, New York City

Impression from a cylinder seal from Babylonia, 8th century bc;...

Courtesy of the Pierpont Morgan Library, New York City

Image shows a seal depicting several mythical creatures fighting.

Akkadian cylinder seal

Cylinder seal impression from the Akkadian period with a combat scene between a bearded...

Courtesy of the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures of The University of Chicago

Ea (seated) and attendant deities

Ea (seated) and attendant deities

Ea (seated) and attendant deities, Sumerian cylinder seal, c. 2300 bc;...

Courtesy of the Pierpont Morgan Library, New York

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