English: Enki (detail of the Adda seal, British Museum 89115)
Italiano: Il dio Enki (sumerico; accadico Ea) tradizionalmente raffigurato con un copricapo a plurime corna, una lunga barba e una veste di lana; dio delle acque dolci e dell'oceano primordiale, dalle sue spalle sgorgano flutti di acqua ricchi di pesci mentre risale una montagna
(particolare di un'impronta di sigillo cilindrico in pietra risalente al XXIII secolo a.C., conservato presso il British Museum di Londra).
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c. 2300 BC (design); 2012 (this file)
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Il dio Enki (sumerico; accadico Ea) tradizionalmente raffigurato con un copricapo a plurime corna, una lunga barba e una veste di lana; dio delle acque dolci e dell'oceano primordiale, dalle sue spalle sgorgano flutti di acqua ricchi di pesci mentre r...
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Detail of Enki from the Adda Seal, an ancient Akkadian cylinder seal dating to circa 2300 BC. British Museum