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Dedication tablet by Simat-Eshtar, wife of Rim-Sin, king of Larsa. Cuneiform writing. From Larsa. Bronze, H: 11,5 cm AO 17599
#08021323

Dedication tablet by Simat-Eshtar, wife of Rim-Sin, king of Larsa....

Imprint of a clay cylinder seal with three registers. Top and bottom: battles between heroes and animals. Center: six heroes and a tree.Inscription:"Barnantarra, wife of Lugalanda".From Tello,Mesopotamia,period of Archaic dynasties. Clay, 6 x 8 cm AO 13222
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Imprint of a clay cylinder seal with three registers. Top and bottom: battles...

Fragment of a text concerning Sargon's accession to the throne against Lugalzagesi. First Babylonian dynasty (1894-1595) AO 7673
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Fragment of a text concerning Sargon's accession to the throne...

"Curse upon Agade", a text recounting the ruin of the capital, cursed by the gods when king Naram-Sin destroyed the temple of Enlil in Nippur. Clay tablet, 12,6 x 6 cm AO 6890
#08021340

"Curse upon Agade", a text recounting the ruin of the capital, cursed by the g...

Left: bull with human head. Period of king Gudea, 2140 BCE, from Tello. Chlorite, H:12,1 cm, L:14,9 cm AO 2752 See also: 08-02-10/25 Right: bull with human head, period of king Gudea, around 2140 BCE. Steatite, AO 3146
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Left: bull with human head. Period of king Gudea, 2140 BCE, from Tello. Ch...

Bull with human head, period of king Gudea, around 2140 BCE. Blue-black steatite. AO 3146 See also: 08-02-13/52 (right)
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Bull with human head, period of king Gudea, around 2140 BCE. Blue-bl...

Figurine of a god mounted on a chariot. His crown is in the shape of a coiled snake. From Susa,Iran. Copper, H: 15,7 cm Sb 2824
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Figurine of a god mounted on a chariot. His crown is in the shape of a coi...

Stele of the Vultures; fragments of a stele celebrating the victory of Eannatum, King of Lagash, over the town of Umma. Marching warriors. See also 08-02-04/2-9. Around 2450 BCE. Limestone, original size 180 x 130 cm AO 50, 2346-2348
#08021436

Stele of the Vultures; fragments of a stele celebrating the victory of Eannatum,...

Ishtar, goddess of love, standing on her iconographic animal, the lion. She carries bow and arrows. The sun-disk on her tiara is the emblem of love. 8th BCE Limestone, H: 122 cm AO 11503
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Ishtar, goddess of love, standing on her iconographic animal, the lion. She carr...

King-priests in ritual nudity. Proto-urban period, 4th mill.BCE Limestone, H: 25 cm, 24 cm AO 5718, 5719
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King-priests in ritual nudity. Proto-urban period, 4th...

Stele of the Vultures:King Eannatum, with wig-like helmet,leads his army on foot into the battle against the town of Umma. At their feet the bodies of slain enemies. Around 2450 BCE.See 08-02-04/2-9,08-02-14/36. Overall size 180 x 130 cm - AO 20, AO 2346-2348
#08021454

Stele of the Vultures:King Eannatum, with wig-like helmet,leads his army on...

Stele of the Vultures:King Eannatum, with wig-like helmet,leads his army on foot into the battle against the town of Umma. At their feet the bodies of slain enemies. Around 2450 BCE.See 08-02-04/2-9,08-02-14/36. Overall size 180 x 130 cm - AO 20, AO 2346-2348
#08021455

Stele of the Vultures:King Eannatum, with wig-like helmet,leads his army on...