The mythological background of three seal impressions found in Urkesh

This article interprets the iconographic motifs on three seal impressions discovered at the north Syrian Tell Mozan site, which are dated to the last third of third millennium B.C. In ancient times, the city was known as Urkesh and the population of Hurrians played an important role there. The motif...

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Main Author: Sedláček, Tibor (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Společnost [2014]
In: Religio
Year: 2014, Volume: 22, Issue: 1, Pages: [29]-53
Further subjects:B Mesopotamia
B Kumarbi
B Akkadian influences
B Isimud / Usmu
B Etana
B Hurrians
B Seals
B Urkesh
B glyptic
B Mythology
B seal impressions
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