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Sumerian Votive Plaque from Khafajah
This limestone plaque was excavated by the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago in the early 1930s, 1st season. It depicts three scenes in three registers. The upper register shows a banquet scene with...
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Statue Dedicated to the God Ningishzida
The cuneiform inscription on the base of this headless states that the statue belongs to the king of "E-Kizal-Ki" (region or district), whose name was "Il-La", and who has dedicated this own statue to the god...
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Male Worshiper from Tell Agrab at the Iraq Museum
Sumerian male worshiper from the Shara Temple at Tell Agrab, Mesopotamia, Iraq. Early Dynastic period, 2600-2400 BCE. The eyes were made of a shell set in bitumen while the pupils were made of black...
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Female Worshiper from Tell Agrab at the Iraq Museum
Head of a statuette of a Sumerian female worshiper from the Shara Temple at Tell Agrab, Mesopotamia, Iraq. Early Dynastic period, c. 2400 BCE. Excavated by the Oriental Institute of the University of...
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Goddess Bau from Ur
Statue of a seated goddess, Bau (Nintinugga), from the Ningal Complex at the city of Ur, Iraq. Isin-Larsa period, c. 1800 BCE. Bau was the consort of the god Ninurta and the goddess of healing. On display the Iraq Museum in...
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Male Worshiper from Khafajah at the Iraq Museum
Statue of a Sumerian male worshiper from the hoard in Nintu Temple V at Khafajah (ancient Tutub), Mesopotamia, Iraq. Early Dynastic period, 2600-2400 BCE. Excavated by the Oriental Institute of the University...
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Male Worshiper from Tell Asmar Hoard at the Iraq Museum
This is a votive statuette of a male Sumerian worshiper from the Square Temple of Abu at Tell Asmar (ancient Eshnunna, Mesopotamia, Iraq), Early Dynastic III, 2600-2400 BCE. Excavated by the Oriental...
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Female Worshiper from Khafajah at the Iraq Museum
Statue of a Sumerian female worshiper from the Temple of Sin at Khafajah (ancient Tutub), Iraq. Early Dynastic period, c. 2600 BCE. Excavated by the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago in...
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Female Worshiper from Tell Asmar Hoard at the Iraq Museum
This is a votive statuette of a female Sumerian worshiper from the Square Temple of Abu at Tell Asmar (ancient Eshnunna, Mesopotamia, Iraq), Early Dynastic III, 2600-2400 BCE. Excavated by the...
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Votive Statue of Male Worshiper, Tell Asmar Hoard
This is a votive statuette of a male Sumerian worshiper from the Square Temple of Abu at Tell Asmar (ancient Eshnunna, Mesopotamia, Iraq), Early Dynastic III, 2600-2400 BCE. Excavated by the Oriental...
