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allmesopotamia:A Mespotamian, Late Uruk-Jemdet Nasr Period, Inlaid Marble Calf, Likely a Votive Offe

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massarrah:Model of a Wig from the Third Dynasty of Ur (Mesopotamia)Originally mounted on a statue, t

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Alabaster statue of a male priest, from the ancient Mesopotamian city of Uruk. Artist unknown; ca. 3

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Ancient Mesopotamian jasper cylinder seal, depicting long-necked lions and lion-headed eagles.  Arti

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Mesopotamian statuette of a bearded man, perhaps a king-priest.  Artist unknown; ca. 3300 BCE (Uruk

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allmesopotamia:The archaeological site of Uruk (Warka), 30km east of Samawa, Iraq. The city’s walls

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Best remembered for its connections with the epic king Gilgamesh, Uruk was also a Mesopotamian city

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The Egyptian pyramids are not the only ancient mystery of the old world; the ziggurat also sustains

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Premium Article Preview: Who dared to stand in the way of the ‘first conqueror’ Eannatum – he who ha

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There was someconsolation for doing hard labor thousands of years ago. Workers in Mesopotamiawere pa

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Immortality or eternal life implies indefiniteor infinite existence that manages to overcome death.

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Cuneiform tablet containing administrative account of barley distribution with cylinder seal impress

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Cuneiform tablet containing administrative account of barley distribution with cylinder seal impress

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allmesopotamia:Uruk“Uruk was extremely well penetrated by a canal system that has been described as,

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Façade of the Temple of Inanna at Uruk (c. 1413 BC).The cuneiform inscriptions on the bricks show th

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Limestone pendant in the form of a two-headed animal (probably Warka, 3300 - 3000 BC).  5cm high and

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Limestone tablet with Sumerian cuneiform (late 4thmillennium BC, during Uruk III).This is possibly a

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Excavations of the Eanna Temple at Uruk (Sumer).Uruk was divided into two sections: the older Anu Di

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Flood Tablet of the Epic of Gilgamesh from the Library ofAshurbanipal (Nineveh, 600s BC).Gilgamesh w

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Sumerian foundation figurines:Foundation figurine of Ur-Nammu (r.2112 – 2095 BC) from the Temple of

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Terracotta brick of Eannatum, Prince of Lagash (Girsu, c. 2450 BC).Eannatum gives his title and desc

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Sumerian King List (c. 1800 BC), probably found at Larsa.This clay prism (20 x 9cm) is inscribed on

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Sumerian King List (c. 1800 BC), probably found at Larsa.This clay prism (20 x 9cm) is inscribed on

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Sumerian King List (c. 1800 BC), probably found at Larsa.This clay prism (20 x 9cm) is inscribed on

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Sumerian King List (c. 1800 BC), probably found at Larsa.This clay prism (20 x 9cm) is inscribed on

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Letter from the High Priest Lu'enna to the King of Lagash (Girsu, c.2400 BC).In this letter, the hig

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Part of a stone monument inscribed with the name of Utu-hengal, king of Uruk (Ur, c. 1215 BC).In 233

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Sumerian cuneiform tablet (c. 3100 – 2900 BC).  Administrativeaccount recording the distribution of

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Sumerian cuneiform tablet (c. 3100 – 2900 BC).  Administrativeaccount recording the distribution of

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Sumerian cuneiform tablet (c. 3100 – 2900 BC).  Administrativeaccount recording the distribution of

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Sumerian cuneiform tablet (c. 3100 – 2900 BC).  Administrativeaccount recording the distribution of

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Macededicated to Gilgamesh by Urdun, official of Lagash, during the ThirdDynasty of Ur (c. 2112 – 20

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Macededicated to Gilgamesh by Urdun, official of Lagash, during the ThirdDynasty of Ur (c. 2112 – 20

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The ruins of Uruk (Sumer).Uruk was one of the most important Sumerian cities, and during theUruk Per

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Bevelled-rim bowl (Nippur, c. 3300 – 3100 BC).  Ceramic, 8.2 x 19.0x 19.0 cm.  Late Uruk Period.Arti

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Remains of the Anu Ziggurat and White Temple in Uruk (Sumer).The greatest monument of the city of Ur

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Remains of the Anu Ziggurat at Uruk.During the Ur III Period (2112 – 2004 BC), the massive White Tem

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Sumerian contract for the sale of a field and a house (Shuruppak, c.2600 BC).  Dimensions are 8.5 x

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Ruins of the Sumerian city of Uruk, the oldest city in the world.During the Uruk Period (c. 4000 – 2

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Ruins of the ziggurat at Eridu (Sumer).  Eridu islocated south-west of modern-day Nasiriyah (Iraq).T

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Ur-Nammu’s dedication tablet for the Temple of Inanna in Uruk (2112 -2095 BC).Ur-Nammu was the

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