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Français : Sceau-cylindre en calcaire de la période d'Akkad et impression, v. 2250 av. J.-C. Représentation probable du mythe d'Etana : le roi de Kish Etana, sur le dos d'un aigle, monte au ciel afin d'obtenir la plante de vie qui lui donnerait un enfant (à gauche) sous les yeux d'un berger (à droite) accompagné de son chien guidant un troupeau de moutons, au-dessus duquel est représenté un homme en train de baratter (au centre). BM 89767.
English: Limestone cylinder seal and impression, Akkadian period, c. 2250 BC. Illustrating the myth of Etana, shepherd and legendary king of Kish, who was carried up to heaven by an eagle to obtain the plant of life that would give him a child. This seal portrays Etana’s ascent, witnessed by a shepherd, a dog, goats and sheep; above a man working on a churn. BM 89767.
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