'Gilgamesh'

Seal depicting a bearded hero, 'Gilgamesh', kneeling and holding an outstretched lion above his head. The inscription reads' Nabu-sharhi-ilani, the brewer of the god Marduk, has presented this to the god Nabu, his lord, for his life'. Country of Origin: Mesopotamia. Culture: Neo-Babylonian Period: 9th-7thC BC Material: Chalcedony. Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive/ British Museum, London