lapis lazuli
Mesopotamia
Source: Dittrich, C., & Götting-Martin, E. (2021). ‘Green Frog in the Water’. A Herpetological Approach to the Magico-Medical Use of Frogs and Frog-Amulets in Mesopotamia. In: Waerzeggers, C. (ed.) Digital Prosopography. pp. 97–112.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
lapis lazuli
Preparation Steps
Manufactured as frog-shaped pendants during the 3rd millennium BCE. Pendants from Larsa (BM 122106) and Ur (BM 120650) show naturalistic or ridge-backed imagery carved directly into the stone (p. 99-101).
Original Recipe Text
Manufactured as frog-shaped pendants during the 3rd millennium BCE. Pendants from Larsa (BM 122106) and Ur (BM 120650) show naturalistic or ridge-backed imagery carved directly into the stone (p. 99-101).
Evidence
"While in the Jemdet Nasr period pendants are made of ‘white stone’, the most popular material used during the 3rd millennium BCE in Kiš, Lagaš, Larsa, and Ur is lapis lazuli."
Remarks
The significance of lapis lazuli is highlighted in the myth of Lugal-e, where it is considered a 'blessed stone' (p. 99). It was used by mothers in Old-Babylonian rituals for easing childbirth (p. 99). The material was chosen for its specific blue color to reflect the characteristics of aquatic life (p. 100).
Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionNa8[Al6Si6O24]Sn
Analytical Techniques
visual identification
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
ColorBlue
RegionMesopotamia
Approx. Year-2550
Source Information
AuthorDittrich, C., & Götting-Martin, E.
CollectionKiš, Lagaš, Larsa, and Ur
Language
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