A fragment of a circular stone vessel which was dedicated to the temple of God Nergal by a high official. The carved scenes in low relief...

NergalGod of war, plague, death, and disease📷Ancient Parthian relief carving of Nergal from Hatra in Iraq, dating to the first or second...

Stele of the protective goddess Lama Period:KassiteDate:ca. 1307–1282 B.C.Geography:Southern MesopotamiaCulture:KassiteMedium:Gypsum...

The first thing I noticed was the ancient ruler Gudea’s large headed and calm disposition, I misread the wall label. It said he was a...

The Standard of Ur, named by archaeologist Sir Leonard Wooley upon discovery, as it was thought by him to be a royal standard. It is...

A SUMERIAN CLAY CUNEIFORM TABLET THIRD DYNASTY OF UR, CIRCA 2042 B.C. Rectangular in form, one side flat and one convex, with 96 lines of...

A Sumerian Gypsum Alabaster Head of a Woman, Early Dynastic II/III, circa 2700-2500 B.C. from a large votive statuette, her oval face...

This is a detail of the so-called "War Scene" of the Standard of Ur. This detail is part of the left half of the middle register. Here,...

Upper part of a gypsum statue of a Sumerian woman. The hands are folds in worship. The eyes would have been inlaid. A sheepskin garment...

A SUMERIAN GYPSUM STANDING WORSHIPPER EARLY DYNASTIC, CIRCA 2550-2250 B.C. Standing with his elbows bent acutely, his hands clasped in...

Foundation Nail of Gudea, about 2100 BC, Neo-Sumerian, probably Lagash, copper alloy, Cleveland Museum of Art

A SUMERIAN MARBLE CYLINDER SEAL EARLY DYNASTIC, CIRCA 2600-2400 B.C. With a contest scene of six figures, a nude hero with spiky hair...

Stele of Ushumgal Period:Early Dynastic IDate:2900–2700 B.C.Geography:Mesopotamia, probably from Umma (modern Jokha)Culture:SumerianMediu...

The Gudea cylinders are a pair of terracotta cylinders dating to circa 2125 BC, which are inscribed in cuneiform with the Sumerian myth...

Aristocratic noblemen Ancient Sumer male statues, in rack focus. Widely considered to be the cradle of civilization by the Western world,...

Statue of the so called 'wife of Gudea' or the 'First lady of Lagash'. She has a distinguished face and her hair is tied back with a...

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

Inscribed brick Period: Ur III Date: ca. 2112–2095 B.C. Geography: Mesopotamia, Nippur Culture: Neo-Sumerian Medium: Ceramic, glaze...

En-anna-tum I succeeded his brother Eannatum as king of Lagash. During his rule, Umma once more asserted independence under Ur-Lumma, who...