Mesopotamian Collection (#7)

Ziggurat of Agar Quf, Dur-Kurigalzu, Iraq, 1977. Ziggurats were temple towers of terraced pyramid form built by the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia

View of the River Tigris from the Ziggurat, Ashur, Iraq, 1977

Ziggurat, Ashur, Iraq, 1977. Ziggurats were temple towers of terraced pyramid form built by the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia

Un Notable Mespotamien, 1922, (1923). Artist: Leon Bakst
Un Notable Mespotamien, 1922, (1923). From International Studio, March 1923. [International Studio, Inc. New York, 1923]

The Eanna-shum-iddina kudurru (1125-1100 B. C. ). Kassite Dyna
Mesopotamian Art. Kassite Dynasty. The Eanna-shum-iddina kudurru (1125-1100 B.C.). It describes the land grant made by Governor Eanna-shum-iddina to Gula-Eresh witnessed by his surveyor

Mesopotamia. Michaux stone or Kudurru. Late Kassite period. 1
Mesopotamia. Babylonial. Michaux stone or Kudurru. Late Kassite period found near Baghdad. 11th Century BC. Marduk-nadin-ahhe reign. 2n Dynasty of Isin. National Library. Paris. France

Mesopotamia. Kudurru (stele) of Shitti-Marduk. Nebuchadnezza
Mesopotamia. Kudurru (stele) of Shitti-Marduk. Limestone. Inscription. Cuneiform. Nebuchadnezzar I (1124-1105 BC) reign. Elamite campaign. From Sippar (Abu Habba). Babylonian

Cuneiform tablet depicting beer allocation. 2351-2342 BC. From Girsu. Uruinimgina King. British Museum. London

Obelisk of king of Assirya Adad-Nirari III (810-783 BC) insc
Obelisk of king of Assirya Adad-Nirari III (810-783 BC) worshipping divine emblems and inscribed with cuneiform characters. Erected for the Assyrian king Adad, from Sabaa, Yemen

Mesopotamian art. Assyrian Empire. Funerary objects: Necklaces and earrings. Dated in the Old and Middle Assyrian Empire (14th and 12th centuries B.C)

Mesopotamian art. Neo-Babylonian. The Throne Room of Nebuchadnezzar II. Reconstructed facade. Dated in 580 B.C. Its 56 meters facade was decorated with colored glazed bricks as shows the composition

Mesopotamian art. Neo-Babylonian. Ishtar Gate. Aurochs. Perg
Mesopotamian art. Neo-Babylonian. Ishtar Gate, one of the eight gates of the inner wall of Babylon. Built in the year 575 B.C

Royal Game of Ur. Early Dynastic III Period. 2600-2400 BC. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Statue of a winged lion with human head. Nimrud
Colossal statue of a winged lion with a human face. 865-860 BC. From Northwest Palace of Ashurnasirpal II. Nimrud. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Lamasu or Bull-man. Reliefs from Sargon IIs Palace. Dur-Sha
Assyrian Art. Lamasu or Bull-man. Reliefs from Sargon IIs Palace. Dur-Sharrukin (Khorsabad). Assyria, 721-705 BC. Alabaster. 8th century BC. Louvre Museum. Paris. France

Wheel of Ur, 3500 BC. Mesopotamian art. ITALY. LOMBARDY. Milan. National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo da Vinci

Digital illustration of the fertile crescent of Mesopotamia and Egypt and location of first towns

Illustrated map of ancient Sumer with rivers Tigris and Euphrates

Illustration of Ziggurat, Ur, Mesopotamia

WWI - Iraq - Mesopotamian Front - British Camp - Ali Gharbi
WWI - Iraq - Mesopotamian Front - British Camp at Ali Gharbi (Ghrabi) between Amara and Kut on the banks of the River Tigris

Map of the World. ca. 700 BC - 500 BC. Tablet with world map of the Mesopotamian world, with Babylon in the middle. Babylonian art. UNITED KINGDOM. London. The British Museum. Proc: IRAQ. Sippar

LILITH, c1950 B. C. The Burney Relief, a Babylonian cult plaque of the demoness Lilith
LILITH, c1950 B.C. The Burney Relief, a Babylonian cult plaque of the demoness Lilith, the first wife of Adam according to rabbinic tradition. Terracotta relief, c1950 B.C

Median and Persian foot-soldiers. The Medes were a Mesoptamian people who after their tribes formed the Median Kingdom became Neo-Assyrian vassals

Historic illustration of the Assyrian army on the march. After an illustration by Herman Vogel in Illustrierte Weltgeschichte fur das Volk, published 1883; Illustration

Historic illustration of Assyrian archers on horseback. After an illustration by an unidentified 19th century artist from a bas relief in Nimrud; Illustration

Eagle-headed deity. Illustration by an unidentified 19th century artist based on a bas-relief from the North West Palace of Ashurnasirpal, Nimrud, Iraq dating from the Neo-Assyrian period

Illustration of an Assyrian king seated on his throne attended by eunuchs and winged figures; Illustration

Illustration of an Assyrian king and his retinue descending the steps of his palace in Nineveh. After a 19th century work by Heinrich Leutemann; Illustration

An Assyrian king travelling. After an illustration by an unidentified 19th century artist from a bas relief on the walls of the Royal Palace at Ninevah; Illustration

Artists impression of the restored palace at Kouyunjik, Nineveh, Assyria. From Cassells Universal History, published 1888; Artwork

An Assyrian king. Illustration by an unidentified 19th century artist based on a bas-relief from the North West palace at Nimrud

The royal chariot awaits at the palace gate in Nineveh, Assyria. From a 19th century engraving by Nikolaus Knilling after a work by Heinrich Leutemann

Assyrians hunting lion from a chariot. After an illustration by an unidentified 19th century artist from a bas relief in Nimrud

Two Assyrian men in their national dress. After a 19th century work by an unidentified artist

Assyrian scribes note the numbers of enemy dead, prisoners and the spoils from a recent victory. After an unidentified 19th century artist

The 2Nd Dorsets At Kut-El-Amara Attacking The Turkish Redoubts At The Siege Of Kut During World War One. From The Year 1916 Illustrated

Chalky alabaster statue of Gilgamesh, king of Uruk, from Khorsabad, Iraq
Assyrian civilization, 8th century b.C. Chalky alabaster statue of Gilgamesh, king of Uruk. From Khorsabad, Iraq

Mesopotamian Silver and Gold winged goat, Achaemenid, 4th century BC. Gold and silver vase handle in the form of a winged ibex, Achaemenid artwork, 4th century BC

Terracotta Fertility goddess, Ishtar (Astarte), Old Babylonian, c2000 BC. Ishtar was the Mesopotamian goddess of love, beauty, sex, desire, fertility, war, combat, and political power

Detail of the Standard of Ur, showing a Sumerian War-Chariot, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC
Detail of the Standard of Ur, showing a Sumerian War-Chariot, from a Royal tomb at Ur, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC. The main panels are known as War and Peace

Jewellery from the Royal Cemetery at Ur, Sumeria, Ancient Iraq, Early Dynastic III, about 2600 BC. Showing hair ornaments, earrings and necklaces

Greenstone seal of Adda, Akkadian, about 2300-2200 BC, from Mesopotamia. Akkadian religious cylinder-seal showing various gods

Stone relief of Sargon I standing before a tree of life, 24th-23rd century BC. Sargon I was the founder of the Akkadian Semitic dynasty

Mesopotamian Art. Alabaster flower vase shaped as a woman holding flowers. Dated between 700-600 B.C. It comes from Sippar. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Mesopotamian Art. Assyrian. Relief. Head of a eunuch. Dated
Mesopotamian Art. Assyrian. Relief depicting the head of a eunuch. Dated around 710 B.C. It comes from the Palace of Sargon. Korsabad. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Limestone kudurru of Meli-Shipak. Kassite Dynasty. Babylon
Mesopotamian Art. Kassite Dynasty. Limestone kudurru. Four-sided block with conical top. Right side. The text contains a deed of gift recording a grant of fifty gur of corn-land in the province of

Middle babylonian. Black diorite tablet of Nabu-apla-iddina
Mesopotamian Art. Middle Babylonian. 875-850 B.C. Black diorite tablet carved with labelled scene showing Nabu-apla-iddina, the priest

Scenes from Iraq - Basra, Tomb of Ezra, Ctesiphon, Baghdad
(Top) - The Strand - Basra, Iraq, WWI era. (Middle upper) - Ezras Tomb on the Tigris River, Iraq - The Tomb of the Prophet Ezra at Al-╩╗Uzair

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