M0006292: Depiction of Adad, from a cylinder lapis lazuli
- Date:
- May 1939
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/52/73
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Collection contents
About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced August 2020: Depiction of Adad, from a cylinder lapis lazuli.
Description
Reproduction of a line drawing of a depiction of the Mesopotamian god of storms and rain found on a cylinder lapis lazuli. The cylinder was discovered at Babylon and deposited as a votive offering by Asarhaddon, King of Assyria (680-669BC). The reproduction is from an unknown publication. Related images: M0006291
Publication/Creation
May 1939
Physical description
1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm
Notes
Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.
Terms of use
Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request