Mesopotamia: Akkad

The ancient Near East: Mesopotamia

Head of an Akkadian ruler, from Nineveh, 2200 BCE

Stele of Naram-Sin, found in Susa, Iran. 2254-2218 BCE

Stele of Naram-Sin, found in Susa, Iran. 2254-2218 BCE

“Standard of Ur” from the Royal Cemetery of Ur, 2600 BC

Reconstruction drawing of White Temple and ziggurat, Uruk, 3100 B.C.

Ziggurat, Ur, 2100 B.C.

Seated statue of Gudea,Iraq, ca. 2100 BC

Stele with law code of Hammurabi, found at Susa. 1780 BCE.

The ancient Near East

ELAM

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Statue of Queen Napir-Asu from Elamite Susa (Iran), ca. 1300 BC

The ancient Near East

ELAM

▪Susa

Lion Gate at Hattusa (in modern-day Turkey), ca. 1400 BC