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Annual report concerning the production of timber and reed from the city of Unna, dated year 4 of the reign of Bur-sin, 3rd king of the 3rd dynasty of Ur. 2.150-2.000 BCE AO 6036
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Annual report concerning the production of timber and reed from the city of Un...

Code of law of Ur, cuneiform inscription in Sumerian. 2112-2095 BCE. From Nippur Inv. 3191
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Code of law of Ur, cuneiform inscription in Sumerian. 2112-2095 BCE. From Nipp...

Seal of Naram-ili, prefect of the potters, period of Shulgi. Such seals were used to close packets or bundles of goods,to make sure they arrived unopened. Seals imprints prove early trade. Clay, H: 5,6 cm Neo-Sumerian, around 2100 BCE AO 21430
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Seal of Naram-ili, prefect of the potters, period of Shulgi. Such seals we...

Mosaics on walls of the temple of the goddess Innin (Ishtar, Astarte) in Uruk. Coloured mosaic pegs form zig-zag designs and lozenge shapes. Around 3000 BCE
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Mosaics on walls of the temple of the goddess Innin (Ishtar, Astarte) in Uru...

Part of a temple wall with gods pouring life-giving water. Burnt clay bricks, around 1.500 BCE. H: 211 cm L: 970 cm VA 10983
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Part of a temple wall with gods pouring life-giving water. Burnt clay bricks...

The goddess Ishtar and her accolites on a mountain. Ishtar is shown in her warrior-aspect,with tiara and armour, her lion at her feet. From the ground around palace of Shakkanakku, Mari, period of the Amorite dynasties. 19th-18th BCE H: 11 cm Inv. 2880
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The goddess Ishtar and her accolites on a mountain. Ishtar is shown in her w...

Imprint of a cylindrical seal showing a ziggurat and a priest or god. From Babylon.
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Imprint of a cylindrical seal showing a ziggurat and a priest or god....

Top of a Mesopotamian stele, usurped by the Elamites. A god with orant (damaged). Sun- and moongod symbols above the figures. From Susa, Iran. Basalt, 63 x 40 cm Sb 10
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Top of a Mesopotamian stele, usurped by the Elamites. A god with orant (damage...

Kudurru (sacred stone)of Babylonian king Melishishu II (1202-1188). Reverse side. Limestone, 68x30 cm Sb 22
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Kudurru (sacred stone)of Babylonian king Melishishu II (1202-1188). Reverse s...

Stele of Zakkur, in aramaic script (too be read from right to left). Zakkur, king of Hamath, gives thanks to Baal-Shamain for his support against Bar-Had, king of Damascus. Lower part of the stele, upper part with statue of Zakkur missing. 9th BCE, H: 103 cm AO 8185
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Stele of Zakkur, in aramaic script (too be read from right to left). Zakkur,...

Basalt statue dedicated to Hadad, god of thunderstorms, by Shamash-nuri and Hadad-isi, king of Guzana and his son. The inscription praises Hadad and threatens persons who damage the statue with the god's wrath. From Tell Fekherye H: 165 cm Inv. 7439
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Basalt statue dedicated to Hadad, god of thunderstorms, by Shamash-nuri and Hada...

Sphinx, with the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt and the false beard of the Pharaohs. Probably part of an entrance gate to an Aramaic temple or palace in Damascus, then capital of Aram. 9th-8th BCE Basalt, H:80 cm Inv. 30
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Sphinx, with the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt and the false beard of t...