Karin Rohn 2011

Marco De Pietri – November 2019

Beschriftete mesopotamische Siegel der Frühdynastischen und der Akkad-Zeit
OBO, Series Archaeologica 32,
Fribourg, Göttingen: Academic Press, Vandenhoeck Ruprecht.
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This volume, offering an analysis of the inscribed seals of the Early-Dynastic and Akkadian periods is divided into 13 chapters, presenting different iconographic scenes: 1) general (chronological and typological) introduction to the topic; 2) animal hunting scenes; 3) banquette scenes; 4) struggles of gods scenes; 5) presentation, adoration and audience scenes; 6) various other scenes; 7) stamp seals; 8) legends; 9) the Sun-sign; 10) the use of sealings; 11) general conclusion; 12) summary; 13) appendix about bifacial seals, seals not included in the catalogue, the catalogue with bibliography, indices and concordances.

The glyptics from Tell Mozan is exposed in detail on sections 2.2.3 (animal hunting scenes of Early-Dynastic-Early Akkadian periods) and 8.3.3.3 (legends of Early-Dynastic-Early Akkadian periods).

Urkesh is also directly mentioned several times (only the most significant passages are here summarized):

on p. 12, n. 105, about presence/absence of the name of king Rīmuš at Tell Mozan;
on p. 13, about peculiar glyptic features at Urkesh;
on p. 37-38, with n. 306, it is discussed the provenance from Urkesh of sealings no. 215, 216 and 536 (quoting respectively Tupkiš, Innin-&#353adū and I&#353arb&#275l&#299: for this last, cf. p. 69);
on p. 43, a sealing quoting Tupki&#353 is presented (no. 342);
on p. 49, sealing no. 429 (from Tell Mozan), mentions an endan of Urkesh (cf. n. 369, for the suggestion [in Buccellati and Kelly-Buccellati 2001, p. 63 and Buccellati and Kelly-Buccellati 2002, p. 18] that this endan could have been the husband of Tar&#8217am-Agade);
on p. 49, sealing no. 429 (from Tell Mozan), mentions an endan of Urkesh (cf. n. 369, for the suggestion [in Buccellati and Kelly-Buccellati 2001, p. 63 and Buccellati and Kelly-Buccellati 2002, p. 18] that this endan could have been the husband of Tar&#8217am-Agade);
on pp. 81-82, two sealing from Tell Mozan are presented (nos. 621-622), probably displaying an enthroned Tupki&#353);
on pp. 82-83, 129 (n. 1143) and 203, referring to seals (nos. 629, 630, 630a) of Zamena, nurse (&#233meda) of queen Uqn&#299tum of Urkesh;
on p. 181, the specificity of Urkesh’s glyptic iconography is stressed;
- on p. 188, n. 1528, quoting I&#353arb&#275l&#299 (&#353abra-&#233 of T&#363ta&#353arlibbi&#353) and referring to the identification of this person given in Buccellati and Kelly-Buccellati 2002, p. 24f.;
on p. 201 (referring to sealings nos. 621 and 649), Tupki&#353 is quoted as “en-da-an ur-k&#232&#353^ki”
on p. 213, n. 1732, queen Uqn&#299tum of Urkesh is the owner of sealing no. 622, where she is defined as wife of Tupkiš
on p. 215, it is offered a difference in the use of seals at Urkesh, in comparison with Southern Mesopotamia: at Tell Mozan many officials could use the same seal (except from Zamena, for whom see also above);
on p. 281, n. 1966, a seal purchased by E. Borowski on the antiquity market (no. 587 of the catalogue) is supposed to come from Urkesh.

Note. The seals/sealings from Tell Mozan presented in this catalogue are nos. 121-121a, 215-216, 342, 366, 429, 536, 621-630a, 649, 650a, 678-680, 702-704, 707.