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| Keywords: Lugal-dugedu - Cylinder Seal with Scene of Ritual Worship - Walters 42595 - View A.jpg This seal depicts the presentation of a worshiper to a seated deity An interceding goddess in a tiered dress leads the worshiper who holds one hand before his face in a pious gesture The three-line inscription records the seal owner's name and occupation Lugal-dugedu the scribe son of Ur-dingira During the Neo-Sumerian period the administrative function of scribes increased and included witnessing the sealing of documents between 2150 2000 BC Neo-Sumerian; Ur III hematite cm 2 4 1 3 h x diam accession number 42 595 38073 Sadie Jones Mrs Henry Walters New York date and mode of acquisition unknown Sale Joseph Brummer New York 1941 Walters Art Museum 1941 by purchase Museum purchase 1941 Translation Lugal-dugedu the scribe son of Ur-dingira place of origin Mesopotamia Walters Art Museum license Cylinder seals in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs artist review | ||||
