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Cylinder seal; mottled green and black serpentine; A bearded god, wearing a multiple-horned head-dress and a striped skirt, carries a branch of vegetation (possibly symbolising the tablets of destiny stolen by the Zu bird) in a cleft stick or plough over his shoulder. A similarly attired god is grasping the captive bird-man (possibly the Zu-bird) with one hand while threatening him with a dart. The bird-man has his hands tied behind his back and has a rope around his neck which is held by a bearded god who wears a multiple-horned head-dress and a flounced skirt. They are standing before the seated water-god and patron of crafts Ea who also wears a multiple-horned head-dress, is clad in a flounched robe and has double streams of water flowing from his shoulders on either side, with two small fish leaping before him. Above is a star. Shown with its impression.

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