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kudurru with a mushhushshu dragon
Top fragment of a kudurru with a mushhushshu dragon and divine symbols Period: Second Dynasty of Isin Date:ca. 1156–1025 B.C....

Ryan Moorhen
Aug 2, 20182 min read


Copper Male Worshipers that changed the way we think of Sumerians
Support in the form of a nude male worshipper, 1 of 2, Khafajah, Temple Oval I, Early Dynastic period, 2900-2700 BC, copper alloy -...

Ryan Moorhen
Aug 1, 20181 min read


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

Ryan Moorhen
Aug 1, 20181 min read


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

Ryan Moorhen
Aug 1, 20181 min read


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

Ryan Moorhen
Aug 1, 20181 min read


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

Ryan Moorhen
Aug 1, 20181 min read


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

Ryan Moorhen
Aug 1, 20181 min read


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

Ryan Moorhen
Aug 1, 20181 min read


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

Ryan Moorhen
Aug 1, 20181 min read


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

Ryan Moorhen
Aug 1, 20181 min read


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

Ryan Moorhen
Aug 1, 20181 min read


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

Ryan Moorhen
Aug 1, 20181 min read


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

Ryan Moorhen
Aug 1, 20181 min read


Sumerian Worshipper Kur-lil - British Museum
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...

Ryan Moorhen
Aug 1, 20181 min read


Worshipper Statue of a Sumerian Woman - British Museum
The woman wears a garment which was probably made of a sheep skin. The garment was wrapped over the left shoulder only. There are long...

Ryan Moorhen
Aug 1, 20181 min read


Sumerian ruler, 3rd millenium BCE, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek Museum, Copenhagen
Sumerian ruler, 3rd millenium BCE, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen

Ryan Moorhen
Aug 1, 20181 min read


Sumerian Worshipper from Nintu Temple - Mami Goddess
Mami is a goddess in the Babylonian epic Atra-Hasis and in other creation legends. She was probably synonymous with Ninhursag. She was...

Ryan Moorhen
Aug 1, 20181 min read


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

Ryan Moorhen
Aug 1, 20183 min read


Female Sumerian Worshipper - Met Musuem
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...

Ryan Moorhen
Aug 1, 20181 min read


The Sumerian Worshipper Statue of Ebih-Il
The Statue of Ebih-Il is a 25th-century BC statue of the praying figure of Ebih-Il, superintendent of the ancient city-state of Mari in...

Ryan Moorhen
Aug 1, 20182 min read
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