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English: Amulet dating from 800BC-612BC warding off plague. Found in the city of Ashur, Neo-assyrian period. |
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| Date | 15 July 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source/Photographer | Fæ (Own work) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| British Museum reference | 118998 / Registration:1928,0116.1 |
| Detailed description | Black stone amulet against plague; inscribed on entire surface; part of the copper pin by which it was suspended remains in the hole. Inscription Comment: A quotation from the Akkadian Erra Epic, thought suitable to ward off plague. |
| Size | Length: 1.81 inches Width: 1.25 inches |
| Location | Room 55 |
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