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title: Cylinder Seal Showing a Contest Scene
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8129/cylinder-seal-showing-a-contest-scene/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Cylinder Seal Showing a Contest Scene
_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8129.jpg)
## Image Caption
This green jasper [cylinder seal](https://www.worldhistory.org/Cylinder_Seal/) depicts a contest scene. At the centre of the scene, there is a pair of crossed bulls; each one is being attacked by a standing bearded hero. The heroes have a double bun hairstyle. They wear a wrap-over kilt and shoes with turned up tips. Another bull stands below the [cuneiform](https://www.worldhistory.org/cuneiform/) inscription, naming the owner of the seal as the servant of Bin-[kali](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kali/)-sharri, the son of [Naram-Sin](https://www.worldhistory.org/Naram-Sin/) of [Akkad](https://www.worldhistory.org/akkad/). [Akkadian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/akkadian/) Period, circa 2250 BCE. Precise provenance of excavation is unknown. (The British Museum, London).
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## About the Author
Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work
### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2018, February 20). Cylinder Seal Showing a Contest Scene. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Cylinder Seal Showing a Contest Scene." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 20, 2018. .
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Cylinder Seal Showing a Contest Scene." *World History Encyclopedia*, 20 Feb 2018, .
## License & Copyright
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