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title: Adda Seal
author: The British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6225/adda-seal/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2024-08-26
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# Adda Seal

_Authored by The British Museum_

## Image File

[![Adda Seal](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6225.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6225.jpg)

## Image Caption

The Adda Seal, depicting the [Sumerian](https://www.worldhistory.org/Sumerians/) [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) [Enki](https://www.worldhistory.org/Enki/) with two rivers pouring from his shoulders. The two-faced figure is his vizier Usimu. On the left is the sun god [Utu-Shamash](https://www.worldhistory.org/Utu-Shamash/). 2300 BCE.

The British Museum, London.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museum, T. B. (2017, January 09). Adda Seal. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6225/adda-seal/>
### Chicago
Museum, The British. "Adda Seal." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 09, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6225/adda-seal/>.
### MLA
Museum, The British. "Adda Seal." *World History Encyclopedia*, 09 Jan 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6225/adda-seal/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ea_(Babilonian)_-_EnKi_(Sumerian).jpg) by [**The British Museum**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ea_(Babilonian)_-_EnKi_(Sumerian).jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 09 January 2017. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.