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