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NEW CYLINDER SEALS FROM TELL ASMAR (THE ANCIENT CITY OF ESHNUNNA) FROM THE IRAQI EXCAVATIONS 2001–2002

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 March 2024

Ahmed A. Al-Luhaibi
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Abstract

This article presents a study of seventeen cylinder seals discovered in the city of the Eshnunna (Tell Asmar), which was one of the most important cities during the Old Babylonian period in Mesopotamia; these pieces are part of a large group of finds, statues, pottery, metal pieces, cuneiform texts, as well as group of cylinder seals, all of which were found in the private houses in the southern part of the city, by the Iraqi excavations at the site, more than twenty years ago. They showed the social status of these houses' residents, their loyalties and their religious beliefs. Thus the discoveries shed light on the importance of this city and the necessity of continuing excavation work there.

يقدم هذا المقال دراسة عن سبعة عشر أختامًا أسطوانية تم اكتشافها في مدينة أشنونا (تل أسمر) ، والتي تعد من أهم المدن خلال الفترة البابلية القديمة في بلاد ما بين النهرين . هذه القطع هي جزء من مجموعة كبيرة من المكتشفات والتماثيل والفخار والقطع المعدنية والنصوص المسمارية ، وكذلك مجموعة الأختام الأسطوانية ، وجميعها وجدت في (البيوت الخاصة) في الجزء الجنوبي من المدينة ، والتي اكتشفت خلال التنقيبات العراقية في الموقع ، منذ أكثر من عشرين عامًا ، عكست المكتشفات في مدينة اشنونا ومنها الاختام الاسطوانية، المكانة الاجتماعية لسكان هذه المنازل وولائهم ومعتقداتهم الدينية. وبذلك سلطت الضوء على أهمية هذه المدينة وضرورة استمرار أعمال التنقيب فيها.

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IRAQ , Volume 85 , December 2023 , pp. 29 - 48
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Copyright © The British Institute for the Study of Iraq 2024

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