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6. Sliamasb stepping over tbe mouutain, as in the preceding seal. Before him 



a worshipper introduced by another deity, the former with low cap, the 

 latter with conical headdress, both in long robes. In the field, crescent 

 and three lines of inscription. The original is owned by Mrs. Talcott 

 Williams. (Cat. No. 311274, U.S.N.M.) 



7. Shama.sh stepping over a mountain, as in the preceding, with a worshipper 



brought up' by another god. In the field, stars and crescent. The original 

 is owned by Mrs. Talcott Williams.' (Cat. No. 311269, U.S.N.M.) 



8. God seated. A priest leads up by the hand a suppliant. The original of 



limestone from Hillah, Mesopotamia, is in the United States National 

 Museum. (Cat. No. 207914, U.S.N.M.) 



9. Two figures in low, round caps and long robes standing with raised left 



arms before a god in short tunic, perhaps representing Raman, the storm 

 god. In the field, between the figures, some undetermined animals ; 

 above, crescent. Two lines of inscription. The original is not known. 

 (Cat. No. 16S976I, U.S.N.M.) 



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1. God seated, holding staff or scepter, a small animal climbs up his knees. 



The first figure in long robe, right arm raised, left close to the body, is 

 turned toward the god, perhaps introducing the worshippers. The next 

 two figures, in flounced robes, are facing one another. The last figure is 

 facing front. In the field, above, sun in crescent ; the other objects on top 

 are not determined. Below, between the two first figures, is what has been 

 termed "libra," the significance of which is not exactly known (compare 

 W. H. Ward, The Seal Cylinders of Western Asia, p. 408) ; between the 

 two last figures, a small nude figure, perhaps Zirbanit, the consort of 

 Marduk. One line of inscription. The original is not known. (Cat. No. 

 168976, U.S.N.M.) 



2. In the center, Raman, the storm god, in short tunic, facing front, on one side 



his wife, Shala, in high headdress and fiounced robe, with raised arms, 

 turned toward him ; on the other, nude figure, facing front, hands akimbo, 

 probably intended for Zirbanit, the spouse of Marduk. The original is 

 owned by Mrs. Talcott Williams. (Cat. No. 311277, U.S.N.M.) 



3. God in round cap and short tunic, probably. Raman, holding in his right 



hand the scimitar, left arm raised. Another god seizes a small figure 

 around the waist. The rest of the engraving is too much worn for 

 identification. Three columns of inscription. The original is owned by 

 Mrs. Talcott Williams. (Cat. No. 311272, U.S.N.M.) 



4. Raman, Shala, between them Zirbanit. Three columns of inscription. The 



original, of carnelian, from Hillah, Mesopotamia, is in the United States 

 National Museum. (Cat. No. 207901, U.S.N.M.) 



5. God in long robe, right arm raised in blessing, left close to the body, per- 



haps Sin, as may be indicated by the crescent above. Nude female figure, 

 probably Zirbanit, the spouse of Marduk, and the thunderbolt of Raman, 

 the storm god, resting upon his animal, the hull. In the field, fish (for 

 whicli see pi. 2, No. 4), some small animal (monkey (?)), and crook. 

 The original is owned by Mrs. Talcott Williams. ( Cat. No. 311286, U.S.N.M.) 



6. Raman, the storm god, in high pointed headdress and short tunic, with 



left foot on the bull, his animal, holding in his left hand the thunder- 

 bolt, in his raised right a club. Next is Shamash, the sun god, stepping 

 with his right foot over a mountain (sunrise), and two worshipp^^rs or 



