Cuneiform is a system of writing first developed by the ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia c. 3500-3000 BCE. It is considered the most...

Female worshipper torso with tufted dress and braided hairstyle, Khafajah, Sin Temple IX, Early Dynastic period, 2650-2550 BC, gypsum,...

Bald, clean-shaven male worshipper torso, Khafajah, Sin Temple IX, Early Dynastic period, 2650-2550 BC, gypsum - Oriental Institute...

Support in the form of a nude male worshipper, 1 of 2, Khafajah, Temple Oval I, Early Dynastic period, 2900-2700 BC, copper alloy -...

Standing male worshipper, Khafajah, Sin Temple IX, Early Dynastic period, 2650-2550 BC, alabaster - Oriental Institute Museum, University...

Seated male figure holding cup, Tell Agrab, Main Shara Temple, Early Dynastic period, 2700-2600 BC, gypsum - Oriental Institute Museum,...

Male worshipper in full tufted skirt, Khafajah, Sin Temple IX, Early Dynastic period, 2650-2550 BC, gypsum - Oriental Institute Museum,...

Female worshipper with tufted skirt, Nippur, Inanna Temple VIIB, Early Dynastic period, 2600-2500 BC, gypsum - Oriental Institute Museum,...

Female worshipper with plain dress and braided hairstyle, Khafajah, Sin Temple IX, Early Dynastic period, 2650-2550 BC, gypsum, shell -...

Bearded male worshipper, Tell Asmar, Single-Shrine Temple of Abu, Early Dynastic period, 2550-2450 BC, gypsum - Oriental Institute...

Bearded male worshipper, Khafajah, Sin Temple IX, Early Dynastic period, 2650-2550 BC, gypsum, shell, bitumen - Oriental Institute...

Bearded male worshipper with cup, Tell Asmar, Square Temple of Abu, Shrine II, Early Dynastic period, 2700-2600 BC, gypsum, bitumen,...

Bald, clean-shaven male worshipper, Tell Asmar, Square Temple of Abu, Shrine II, Early Dynastic period, 2700-2600 BC, gypsum, shell,...

Bald, bearded male worshipper, Khafajah, Sin Temple IX, Early Dynastic period, 2650-2550 BC, gypsum, shell - Oriental Institute Museum,...

A statue of a Sumerian worshipper. Marble, early dynastic period, 2800-2300 BCE, Mesopotamia, Sulaimaniya Museum, Iraq.

The inscription has been read as Kurlil; presumably the same Kurlil who was an official in the city of Uruk and who was responsible for...

Mami is a goddess in the Babylonian epic Atra-Hasis and in other creation legends. She was probably synonymous with Ninhursag. She was...

During the so-called Early Dynastic period (ca. 2900–2350 B.C.), life in the cities of Mesopotamia (ancient Iraq) was focused on the...

This statue of a standing woman with her hands clasped in front of her chest was found in the plasterings of a mud-brick bench located in...