52 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



ii. Assyrian : — 



1. A collection of eight hundred and sixty-four 



Babylonian contract and other tablets from 

 Southern Babylonia. Most of them were 

 inscribed during the reigns of Gamil-Sin, and 

 Bur-Sin, who ruled over the city of Ur before 

 B.C. 2200. 



2. Two large baked clay tablets inscribed, during 



the same early period, with temple accounts,, 

 lists of revenue and produce, drawn up for the 

 rulers of the city of Ur (Nos. 22,855 and 

 23,323.) 



S. Three circular clay tablets inscribed in Accadian 

 with public accounts, &c., belonging to the 

 collection purchased in 1896 (No.^. 23,105, 23,330, 

 23,331) ; about B.C. 2300. 



4, Limestone macc-head of E-annadu or E-dingira- 

 nagin, an early king of the city of Shirpurla 

 or Lagash, inscribed with an account of the 

 building of a temple by this king to the god 

 "Ningiisu. Below the inscription is engraved 

 the emblem of the city of Shirpurla, i.e., an 

 eagle with outstretched wings grasping in its 

 talons the tails of two leopards (No. 23,287.) 

 About B.C. 2300. 



5. Haematite cylinder-seal inscribed with a mytho- 



logical scene representing Gilgamesh and Ea- 

 bani in conflict with a lion and human-headed 

 bulls (No. 22,961). 



6. Fine lapis-lazuli cylinder-seal inscribed with two 



man-headed bulls, and a scene representing 

 Gilgamesh and Ea-bani in conflict with the 

 Scorpion-men (No. 22,962). 



7. Jasper cylinder-seal inscribed with a mythological 



scene similar to that found on No. 5 (No. 

 22,964). These three cylinders are among the 

 finest examples known of Babylonian seal 

 cutting, and none of them is later than B.C. 2500. 

 They were found among the ruins of the city 

 of Shirpurla or Lagash. 



8. Haematite cylinder-seal inscribed with a scene in 



which an adorer is represented standing, with 

 both hands raised in adoration, before Shamash 

 the Sun-god, and the goddess Ai. Near these 

 deities stands Rammanu, the Storm-god, who 

 holds in his hands the emblem of forked 

 lightning. Late Assyrian period (No. 22,963). 



