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(Dec. 31, 2022) Seal now at British Museum. Museum number: 89069. It was acquired in 1867 from a collector. Online at: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/W_1867-0815-4
Seated is the life connective goddess INANNA. Between her and the approaching supplicants is her crescent moon sign. The text reads:
- Humans are earth-relatives of AN
- Pests are being ejected
- The couple (AN-INANNA) carts away bad-fortune
Lexicon used for this translation: About This Early-Sign Sumerian Lexicon
Sumerian (text SU 1.1)
(verb at end indicates statement)- LU2 AN ŠEŠ.KI
English Translation
- Humans are earth-relatives of AN
Sumerian (text SU 1.2)
- DUB SAR
English Translation
- Pests are being ejected
Sumerian (text SU 1.3)
(verb at end indicates statement)- DUMU X20.X21.X3 MAR.KI
English Translation
- The Couple (AN-INANNA) carts away bad-fortune
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