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Source Description
The shaven head, a sign of ritual purity, may identify this figure as a priest. A partially preserved inscription on one shoulder states that he prays to Ninshubur, the goddess associated with the planet Mercury.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
30863
label
Male Worshiper
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
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11
Source metadata
id
30863
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Male Worshiper
description
The shaven head, a sign of ritual purity, may identify this figure as a priest. A partially preserved inscription on one shoulder states that he prays to Ninshubur, the goddess associated with the planet Mercury.
provenance
[Found at Bismya]; Sale, Sothebys, December 13, 1928, no, 41; Edgar J. Banks, January 4, 1931, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1931, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
2500-2250 BCE (Early Dynastic IIIb)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
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en
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Sculpture
figurines
votive images
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12
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11
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
19.5
height
13.3
depth
10
dimensionsRaw
H: 7 11/16 x W: 5 1/4 x D: 3 15/16 in. (19.5 x 13.3 x 10 cm)
Source extras
cul
Sumerian
inscriptions
[Translation] Seven line inscription on shoulder and back: (For) Ninshubur / [...] / [...] / [...] / His statue
/ for his life
/ may it stand (praying to Ninshubur).
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calcite-alabaster
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