Mesopotamia Gallery

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lunariagold: Almost halfway done with the Phoenician alphabet oracle. There are 22 letters/cards in
Ishtar Gate and Ishtar Lover by Iraqi artist Paul Batou~Hasmonean
theancientwayoflife:~ Bull’s head ornament for a lyre. Period: Early Dynastic III Date: ca. 26
ishtargates: Neo-Assyrian stamp seals depicting a dog (top) and the goddess Gula on her throne rest
tammuz: The Bull-Headed Lyre of Ur, the world’s oldest surviving stringed instrument, dating b
arjuna-vallabha:Mushhushhu dragon, Symbol of the God Marduk, from Babylon
treasures-and-beauty: Iran, Achaemenid ornamental Lapis lazuli plate, ca 500-400 BC.
womenofantiquity: Enheduanna is the world’s earliest known author. A woman who wielded incredi
Metal hair ribbons. Sumerian, Mesopotamia. 2600-2500 BC. The Met Museumcollection.
Folks, long time without summoning the old Pazūzu —prince in Mesopotamia of the demons of the
Inscribed cylinder with text describing the building activities of Nebuchadnezzar II, king of Babylo
A Culture of Mathematics Thirteen cuneiform clay tablets of ancient Mesopotamia, dating from 1900 t
Babylonian terracotta brick stamp, Nipur, Iraq. Inscribed “Shar-kali-sharri, king of Akkad
Ancient Worlds - BBC Two Episode 1 “Come Together”One of the earliest images of the deve
I HAVE AN STD, SEND HELP!!!A letter written from the Neo-Assyrian (circa  911-612 B.C.) priest
Ancient Worlds - BBC Two Episode 1 “Come Together”The Euphrates is the longest river in
Cuneiform terracota tablets, ca. 1400 BC, Qatna, Syria. 63 cuneiform tablets were discovered in 2002
coolartefact: Clay beaker with images of snakes; ca. 4000 B.C.; excavated at Susa, Mesopotamia; 30 c
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Phoenician depiction of a sphinx made of ivory.  Depictions of them were not solely restricted
How far languages have come. From @joeyayoub on twitter.~Hasmonean 
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historyfilia:Foreign groom in a tributary procession. Neo-Assyrian, ca. 721–705 B.C. Medium: G
dwellerinthelibrary: The goddess Ishtar, crowned with a horned cap, brandishes a weapon. Found at Es
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