Early Mesopotamian Culture

Some Mesopotamian Gods

Shamash (Utu)

Ea (Enki)

Ishtar (Inanna)

Sin (Nanna)

The Great Ziggurat of Ur

c. 2500-2050 BCE

Sumerian Art

c. 3500-2350 BCE

The Standard of Ur

c. 2600 BCE

Votive Figures

Standing Man, c. 2600 BCE

Worshiper, c. 2500-2350 BCE

Votive Calf, c. 2400 BCE

The Tomb of Queen Puabi

c. 2,600 BCE

Queen Puabi’s Headdress

Bull-Headed Lyre

Akkadian Art

c. 2360-2180 BCE

Head of a Sumerian Ruler (Sargon?)c. 2300 BCE

Head of a Ruler, c. 2300-2200 BCE

Stele of Naram-Sin, c. 2300-2200 BCE

Neo-Sumerian Art

c. 2150-1800 BCE

King Gudea of Lagash, c. 2120 BCE

King Gudea, c. 2120 BCE

Human-Headed Bull, c. 2120 BCE

Votive Dog, c. 1894-1866 BCE

Mesopotamian Cylinder Seals

Hero Wrestling Water Buffalo and Bull-Man Wrestling Lion

2250-2100 BCE

Griffin Battling a Horse14th-13th c. BCE

Lion Hunt8th-7th c. BCE

King Battling Griffin8th-7th c. BCE

King Holding Griffins at Bay6th-5th c. BCE