Adam and Eve cylinder seal
A post-Akkadian cylinder seal once linked to the Genesis story.
The Adam and Eve cylinder seal, sometimes called the temptation seal, is a small stone cylinder from the post-Akkadian period, dating to about 2200 to 2100 BC. It was once thought to show a connection to the Genesis account of Adam and Eve, but is now understood as a typical Akkadian banquet scene.
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- Material
- Greenstone
- Created
- 22nd century BC
- Location
- British Museum
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