WCUNEIFORM TABLET 2nd millennium BC
WESTERN ASIATIC CUNEIFORM TABLET 2nd millennium BC A baked clay rectangular tablet with horizontal lines of cuneiform text to both sides....
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Ryan Moorhen
Mar 15, 20181 min read
OLD BABYLONIAN CUNEIFORM TABLET DOCUMENTING SILVER AND NAMED MEN 21st-17th century
WESTERN ASIATIC OLD BABYLONIAN CUNEIFORM TABLET DOCUMENTING SILVER AND NAMED MEN 21st-17th century BC A baked clay rectangular tablet...
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Ryan Moorhen
Mar 15, 20181 min read
OLD BABYLONIAN CUNEIFORM TABLET DOCUMENTING PRECIOUS METALS 19th-17th century BC
WESTERN ASIATIC OLD BABYLONIAN CUNEIFORM TABLET DOCUMENTING PRECIOUS METALS 19th-17th century BC A baked clay rectangular tablet with...
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Ryan Moorhen
Mar 15, 20181 min read
SUMERIAN STATUETTE OF A WORSHIPPER 3rd millennium BC
WESTERN ASIATIC SUMERIAN STATUETTE OF A WORSHIPPER 3rd millennium BC A bronze figure of a standing male worshipper, small cap of hair to...
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Ryan Moorhen
Mar 15, 20181 min read
SUMERIAN HEAD OF A PRIEST 3rd millennium BC
WESTERN ASIATIC SUMERIAN HEAD OF A PRIEST 3rd millennium BC A carved alabaster male head with long wavy hair combed back from the brow,...
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Ryan Moorhen
Mar 15, 20181 min read
ACHAEMENID WORSHIPPER TORSO STATUETTE 5th century BC
WESTERN ASIATIC ACHAEMENID WORSHIPPER TORSO STATUETTE 5th century BC A carved limestone statuette of a male worshipper with hands clasped...
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Ryan Moorhen
Mar 15, 20181 min read
BABYLONIAN MUSHUSSU HEAD SPOUT 8th-5th century BC
WESTERN ASIATIC BABYLONIAN MUšHUššU HEAD SPOUT 8th-5th century BC A ceramic vessel spout in the form of a Sirrush, with arched eyebrows,...
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Ryan Moorhen
Mar 15, 20181 min read
CARNELIAN CYLINDER SEAL WITH MAGICAL INSCRIPTION 2nd millennium BC
WESTERN ASIATIC CARNELIAN CYLINDER SEAL WITH MAGICAL INSCRIPTION 2nd millennium BC A banded carnelian cylinder seal engraved with four...
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Ryan Moorhen
Mar 15, 20181 min read
MESOPOTAMIAN PRIEST WITH TEMPLE OFFERING FIGURINE Late 3rd millennium BC
WESTERN ASIATIC MESOPOTAMIAN PRIEST WITH TEMPLE OFFERING FIGURINE Late 3rd millennium BC A carved limestone figure of a kilted priest or...
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Ryan Moorhen
Mar 15, 20181 min read
FIRST DYNASTY OF ISIN CUNEIFORM TAG 1923-1896 BC
WESTERN ASIATIC FIRST DYNASTY OF ISIN CUNEIFORM TAG 1923-1896 BC A baked clay tablet with cuneiform text with list of domestic animals...
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Ryan Moorhen
Mar 15, 20182 min read
The Gilgamesh Seal
Western Asiatic Akkadian Gilgamesh Cylinder Seal Old Akkadian, late 3rd millennium BC. A black agate cylinder seal with intaglio scenes...
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Ryan Moorhen
Mar 15, 20183 min read
Babylonian Bronze Beaker, ca 10th - 9th century BC
This superb bronze beaker from ancient western Iran dates to the 10th-9th century B.C. The beaker has a slender and cylindrical shape...
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Ryan Moorhen
Mar 15, 20181 min read
Mesopotamian Hematite Duck Weight, Babylon, ca 2100 - 1800 BC
A measuring weight carved from hematite in the shape of a stylized duck, its long neck turned across its back, the head resting flat in...
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Ryan Moorhen
Feb 2, 201833 min read
Enuma Elish - The Babylonian Epic of Creation # Kingdoms of Sumeria
The Enuma Elish (also known as The Seven Tablets of Creation) is the Mesopotamian creation myth whose title is derived from the opening...
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Ryan Moorhen
Feb 2, 201812 min read
Cylinder Seals in Ancient Mesopotamia # Kingdoms of Sumeria
Among the most interesting and revealing artifacts discovered from ancient Mesopotamia are the objects known as cylinder seals. These...
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Ryan Moorhen
Feb 2, 20181 min read
Eclipse Tablet Inscribed in Babylonian # Kingdoms of Sumeria
Tablet Inscribed in Babylonian with a Ritual for the Observances of Eclipses Mesopotamia, seleucid period(ca. third-first century...
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Ryan Moorhen
Feb 2, 20181 min read
Striding Bull # Kingdoms of Sumeria
Striding Bull Cylinder seal and impression Persia, Achaemenid periodca. 550–330 B.C.Chalcedony25 x 13 mmSeal no. 837 See more information...
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Ryan Moorhen
Feb 2, 20181 min read
Persian Warrior with Greek Prisoners of War # Kingdoms of Sumeria
Persian Warrior with Greek Prisoners of War Cylinder seal and impression Persia, Achaemenid period(ca. 550–330 B.C.)Carnelian23 x 10...
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Ryan Moorhen
Feb 2, 20181 min read
King Standing on Sphinxes # Kingdoms of Sumeria
King Standing on Sphinxes and Holding a Lion in Each Hand; Palm Tree with Winged Sun Disk Above Cylinder seal and impression Persia,...
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Ryan Moorhen
Feb 2, 20181 min read
Eye Stone Amulet # Kingdoms of Sumeria
Eye Stone Amulet with a Dedication Inscription of King Nebuchadnezzar II in Akkadian Inscribed: To Marduk, his lord, Nebuchadnezzar, king...
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