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Djed-pillar amulet (an enigmatic hieroglyph and amulet linked to Osiris' backbone and resurrection) in wood covered with blue faience. Tomb of Nefertari; New Kingdom (19th dynasty).
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Djed-pillar amulet (an enigmatic hieroglyph and amulet linked to Osiris' backbon...

Coin with the portrait of Cleopatra I Syra, Queen of Egypt (215-176BCE). She married Ptolemy V in 193 BCE. They had two sons and a daughter, Ptolemy VI, Cleopatra II and Ptolemy VIII. When her husband died in 180 BCE, she ruled on behalf of her son Ptolemy VI until her death.
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Coin with the portrait of Cleopatra I Syra, Queen of Egypt (215-176BCE). She mar...

Stele of King Ashurbanipal, from Borsippa,southern Iraq; Neo-Assyrian, 668-655 BCE. Wearing the Assyrian king's headdress, Ahurbanipal is shown in the pose of much earlier kings,lifting up a large basket of earth for the ritual molding of the first brick for a new temple. The cuneiform inscription records the restoration of Rzida, temple of Nabu, god of writing, in Borsippa. ANE,90865
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Stele of King Ashurbanipal, from Borsippa,southern Iraq; Neo-Assyrian, 668-655 B...

Statue of Ashurnasirpal II (883-859 BCE), from Nimrud, northern Iraq. It was placed in the temple of Ishtar Sharrat- niphi to remind the goddess Ishtar of the king's piety. Made of magnesite on a pedestal of reddish stone. In his right hand Ashurnsirpal holds a sickle,to fight monsters, the mace in his left hand shows his authority as vice-regent of the supreme god Ashur. ANE, 118871
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Statue of Ashurnasirpal II (883-859 BCE), from Nimrud, northern Iraq. It was pla...

Cyrus Cylinder, Babylonian, from Babylon, 539-530 BCE. An account by Cyrus, King of Persia, of his conquest of Babylon and the capture of Nabonidus, the last Babylonian king. Cyrus (559-530 BCE) describes measures of relief brought to the inhabitants of the city, the restitution of statues of gods to various temples and the restoration of the temples, and the return to their homelands of a number of people held by the Babylonian kings. ANE, 90920
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Cyrus Cylinder, Babylonian, from Babylon, 539-530 BCE. An account by Cyrus, Kin...

Pearl dedicated to the moon god. Neo Sumerian, reign of Ibbi-Sin,king of Ur. Around 2.020 BCE Agate AO 27622
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Pearl dedicated to the moon god. Neo Sumerian, reign of I...

Plaque depicting King Eannatum, around 2450-2300 BCE. Fragment of a stone plaque with a cuneiform inscription which identifies the figure as Eannatum, ruler of the kingdom of Lagash. The plaque would have been dedicated to a temple by Eannatum himself and was probably originally fixed to the wall. ANE 130828
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Plaque depicting King Eannatum, around 2450-2300 BCE. Fragment of a stone plaque...

Fragment of a stone stele dedicated by Itur-Ashdum, probably from Sippar, Meopotamia, Iraq. 1760-1750 BCE. The cuneiform inscription states that a high official called Itur Ashdum dedicated a statue to the goddess Ashratum in her temple, on behalf of King Hammurabi. To the left of the inscription is Hammurabi, with his right arm raised in worship. Code: 0310000994
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Fragment of a stone stele dedicated by Itur-Ashdum, probably from Sippar, Meopot...

Silver tetradrachm of Lysimachus, Greek, 305-281 BCE. Following the death of Alexander the Great, his generals divided his empire. In the turmoil that followed, the image of the deified Alexander played an important part, as his successors tried to cast themselves as his heirs. Lysimachos (reigned 305-281 BCE) inherited the kingdom of Thrace to which he subsequently added parts of Asia Minor. CM 1919-8-20-1
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Silver tetradrachm of Lysimachus, Greek, 305-281 BCE. Following the death of Ale...

Stone tablet of Nabu-apla-iddina, from Sippar, southern Iraq, Babylonian, around 870 BCE. On the top are 13 symbols of the gods designed to protect the legal document. Both the king, wearing the typical Babylonian royal hat and the priest whose hand is raised in salute, have labels on the obverse side to identify them. The stone tablet is a copy of a deed recording the restoration of cerntain lands by the king to a priest of the same name. ANE 90922
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Stone tablet of Nabu-apla-iddina, from Sippar, southern Iraq, Babylonian, aroun...

Black obelisk of Shalmaneser III, Neo-Assyrian, 858-824 BCE Black limestone obelisk with reliefs glorfying the achieve- ments of the king and his chief minister. It lists their military campaigns of 31 years and the tribute exacted from their neighbours, including camels and an elephant. The obelisk was erected as a public monument in 825 BCE in Nimrud, the ancient Assyrian capital. For details see 08-02-01/41-44 ANE 118885
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Black obelisk of Shalmaneser III, Neo-Assyrian, 858-824 BCE Black limestone obe...

"The Dying Lion", a stone panel from Ninveh, northern Iraq, Neo-Assyrian, 645 BCE. Small alabaster wall panel showing a lion struck by one of the king's arrows; blood gushes from the lion's mouth, veins stand out on his face.Lions sym- bolized everything that was hostile to urban civilization and there was a long tradition of royal lion hunts in Meso- potamia. From the North Palace of King Ashurbanipal in Ninveh, northern Iraq. ANE 1992-4-4,1
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"The Dying Lion", a stone panel from Ninveh, northern Iraq, Neo-Assyrian, 645 BC...