Sumerian Collection (#2)

The high priest of Nippur delimiting the boundary between Lagash and Umma, Sumeria
3614178 The high priest of Nippur delimiting the boundary between Lagash and Umma, Sumeria, from Hutchinsons History of the Nations, pub.1915 by English School

Stele of Ushumgal, 2900-2700BC (gypsum alabaster)
3525810 Stele of Ushumgal, 2900-2700BC (gypsum alabaster) by Sumerian; 22.4 high cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: Mesopotamia)

Wall relief of Gilgamesh from the ruins of Dur-Sharrukin, capital city of the Assyrians at the time of King Sargon II
3647838 Wall relief of Gilgamesh from the ruins of Dur-Sharrukin, capital city of the Assyrians at the time of King Sargon II (engraving) by German School

Vase dedicated by Entemena to the god Nigirsu, from Tello (Ancient Girsu) c
XIR229341 Vase dedicated by Entemena to the god Nigirsu, from Tello (Ancient Girsu) c.2400 BC (copper & silver) by Mesopotamian; height: 35 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; out of copyright

Cuneiform Tablet (clay)
617393 Cuneiform Tablet (clay) by Sumerian; Private Collection; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; out of copyright

Statuette of an offering bearer with a votive inscription, from Uruk
XIR188783 Statuette of an offering bearer with a votive inscription, from Uruk, Protoliterate Period, 3rd millennium BC (bronze) by Mesopotamian; Iraq Museum, Baghdad; out of copyright

Bull Calf Polemount, c. 2700 BC (basalt)
499780 Bull Calf Polemount, c.2700 BC (basalt) by Sumerian; 7.7x5.1x13.1 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Like most Mesopotamian sculptures in the round)

Sacrificial scene (mosaic)
XIR173128 Sacrificial scene (mosaic) by Mesopotamian; National Museum, Damascus, Syria; out of copyright

Head of a Bull, 3000-2000 BC (chalcedony)
500250 Head of a Bull, 3000-2000 BC (chalcedony) by Sumerian; h:3.10 w:2.90 d:4.30 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: This bull head is carved in a banded stone)

Sumerian Goddess Lama (clay)
1220357 Sumerian Goddess Lama (clay) by Sumerian; (add.info.: Lama, the Sumerian goddess of protection who was believed to act as an intermediary between people and the gods)

Cuneiform tablet case impressed with four cylinder seals, c. 20th-19th century BC (clay)
5049861 Cuneiform tablet case impressed with four cylinder seals, c.20th-19th century BC (clay) by Assyrian School; 5.6x4.6x2.5 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Cuneiform tablet: private letter, c. 20th-19th century BC (clay)
5049858 Cuneiform tablet: private letter, c.20th-19th century BC (clay) by Assyrian School; 6.8x5.4x2.3 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Tablet relating the ritual sacrifices at the Temple of Anu in Uruk (Warka
XIR208455 Tablet relating the ritual sacrifices at the Temple of Anu in Uruk (Warka) copy of an ancient text of 3rd-1st century BC (clay) by Mesopotamian; 22x10 cm; Louvre, Paris

Commemorative relief for the construction of a religious building by Ur-Nanshe
XIR92555 Commemorative relief for the construction of a religious building by Ur-Nanshe, Prince of Lagash and his family, from Telloh, ancient Girsu, Early Dynastic Period

Jar, Early Dynasty (alabaster)
617274 Jar, Early Dynasty (alabaster) by Mesopotamian; height: 10.7 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA; (add.info.: 2900-2400 BC); eMinneapolis Institute of Art; The Dr

Cuneiform tablet: record of a lawsuit, c. 20th-19th century BC (clay)
5049857 Cuneiform tablet: record of a lawsuit, c.20th-19th century BC (clay) by Assyrian School; height:16.8 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

A large multi-columned Ur III tablet concerning itemised livestock for sacrifice
1764793 A large multi-columned Ur III tablet concerning itemised livestock for sacrifice, 2047-2038 BC (stone) by Sumerian; 18.4x17.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

King List Prism (clay)
1216372 King List Prism (clay) by Mesopotamian; 20x9.1 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Isin-Larsa period King List prism; Sumerian, written in cuneiform script)

A patesi or priest-king worshipping Ningirsu, god of Lagash in southern Babylonia
3614177 A patesi or priest-king worshipping Ningirsu, god of Lagash in southern Babylonia, from Hutchinsons History of the Nations, pub.1915 by English School

Cuneiform Tablet (clay)
617392 Cuneiform Tablet (clay) by Sumerian; Private Collection; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; out of copyright

Princess of the Gudea family, The Woman with the Shawl
XIR188781 Princess of the Gudea family, The Woman with the Shawl, from Telloh (ancient Girsu) c.2130-2150 BC (steatite) by Mesopotamian; height: 17 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; out of copyright

Vessel supported by two rams, c. 2600-2500 BC (gypsum alabaster)
5049877 Vessel supported by two rams, c. 2600-2500 BC (gypsum alabaster) by Sumerian; 7x11.8x3 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: Early Dynastic III); out of copyright

Headdress, c. 2600-2500 BC (gold, lapis lazuli and carnelian)
5049833 Headdress, c.2600-2500 BC (gold, lapis lazuli and carnelian) by Sumerian; 38.5 long cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: Early Dynastic III from Mesopotamia)

Oldest Known Examples of the Goldsmiths Art: Masterpieces of Sumerian Culture, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume I, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Jewels of a Lady of the Court in the Great Days of Ur, c1935. Artist: Joint Expedition to Ur
Jewels of a Lady of the Court in the Great Days of Ur, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume I, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Cuneiform tablet depicting beer allocation. 2351-2342 BC. From Girsu. Uruinimgina King. British Museum. London

Helmet of King Meskalamdug. Sumerian art
Gold helmet of King Meskalamdug. ca. 2400 BC. Sumerian art. Jewelry. IRAQ. Bagdad. Baghdad Museum. Proc: IRAQ. Ur

Illustrated map of ancient Sumer with rivers Tigris and Euphrates

Cuneiform script. Diagram showing the development of pictographs into stylised Cuneiform characters. Cuneiform, the first written language

A Lama, Lamma or Lamassu, a Sumerian or Assyrian diety which had a human head, the body of a bull or a lion, and bird wings. From Cassells Universal History, published 1888

Head Bull 3000-2000 BC Sumerian Iraq Tigris-Euphrates valley
Head of a Bull, 3000-2000 BC. Sumerian, Iraq, Tigris-Euphrates valley, 3000-2000 BC. Chalcedony; overall: 3.1 x 2.9 x 4.3 cm (1 1/4 x 1 1/8 x 1 11/16 in.)

Detail of the Standard of Ur, showing a Sumerian War-Chariot, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC
Detail of the Standard of Ur, showing a Sumerian War-Chariot, from a Royal tomb at Ur, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC. The main panels are known as War and Peace

Jewellery from the Royal Cemetery at Ur, Sumeria, Ancient Iraq, Early Dynastic III, about 2600 BC. Showing hair ornaments, earrings and necklaces

Mesopotamia. Commemorative stone stela. Babylonian, about 900-800 BC. Iraq. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Mesopotamia. Lions head. Temple of Ninhursag, Tell al-Ubaid. Iraq. 2600-2400BC. A guardian figure for the temple. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Mesopotamia. Early Dynastic Period. Statue of Kurlil. From T
Mesopotamia. Early Dynastic Period. Statue of Kurlil. Found next to the Temple of Ninhursag in Tell al-Ubaid. Southern Iraq. 2500 BC. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Early writing. Pictographs drawn. Clay tablet. Administrativ
Mesopotamia. Early writing. Pictographs drawn. Clay tablet. Administrative text. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Mesopotamia. Limestone statue of a woman. Kingdom of Lagash. 2500BC. From Tello (ancient Girsu). Iraq. Probably a votive donation in a temple. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Mesopotamia. Terracotta vase. Probably from Umma. Iraq. Early Dynastic Period. 2330 BC. Document referring to a conflict between the city-states of Umma and Lagash in ancient Sumer

Mesopotamia. Clay foundation peg. 1st Dynasty of Lagash. 2400Bc. From Bad-Tibira. Iraq. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Mesopotamia. Gypsum statue of a woman. Early Dynatic period. 2400-2300 BC. Placed in an temple as an act of decotion. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Mesopotamia. Summer. Archaic Dynasty III. King Eannatum of Lagash. From Girsu. 2424-2405BC. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Sacred Basin. Gudea Period. 2144-2124 BC
Sacred Basin. Gift of Gudea, governor of Lagash, to the temple of the God Ningirsu. Gudea Period. 2144-2124 BC. Relief depicting winged goddess reaching and holding a round based vessel

Mesopotamian Art. Gudea, city ruler of Lagash, Sumer. 2144-2
Mesopotamian Art. Gudea, a ruler (ensi) of the state of Lagash in Southern Mesopotamia who rule ca 2144-2124 BC. Telloh. Sumer. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Denmark

Mesopotamian Art. Sumerian ruler. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. De
Mesopotamian Art. Sumerian ruler. 3rd Millenium B.C. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark

Mesopotamian stone cult vessel. Uruk
Stone cult vessel with anthropomorphic decoration, supported by two heroes wearing belts. 3300-3000 BC. Late Uruk Period. Mesopotamian-Sumerian art. Probably from Uruk. British Museum. London

Mesopotamian art. Sumer. Gudea of A?a?A?a?Lagash (2150-2100 BC). Sculpture of the neo-Sumerian period, in diorite. Girsu (modern Tello). Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York. United States

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The Sumerians, an ancient civilization that thrived in Mesopotamia, left behind a rich legacy of art and artifacts. From the epic tale of Gilgamesh to the intricate Layard Relief, their artistic prowess is evident. The towering Ziggurat in a Sumerian city dating back to 4500-400 BC stands as a testament to their architectural brilliance. Inscribed clay tablets adorned with pictographs provide glimpses into their written language and culture. These precious relics from Iraq's Late Prehistoric era offer valuable insights into the lives of these early inhabitants. The Neo-Sumerian statue of Gudea found in Girsu, Iraq showcases the mastery of sculpture during 2120 BC. Carved with cuneiform script, it serves as a reminder of their advanced writing system. A fascinating glimpse into Sumerian governance can be seen through a cylinder-seal impression depicting the introduction of a governor to the king. This small yet significant artifact sheds light on their political structure and hierarchy. The ruins of Ur's Third Sumerian Dynasty ziggurat in Iraq stand as silent witnesses to centuries gone by. Built around 2100 BC, they reflect the grandeur and religious significance attached to these monumental structures. Amongst these remnants lies an intriguing copper figure - King Shulgi carrying a basket - symbolizing his role as provider for his people during 2094-2047 BC. An Akkadian inscription on a baked clay brick-stamp reveals linguistic influences within this region during ancient times. It highlights cultural exchange and intermingling between neighboring civilizations. One cannot help but marvel at the intricacy and beauty displayed on "The Peace Frieze" from Ur's Standard artifact excavated from royal tombs. This stunning piece depicts scenes from daily life, showcasing craftsmanship unparalleled even today. Sumerian jewelry also captivates with its exquisite designs crafted centuries ago; each piece tells a story of their aesthetic sensibilities and craftsmanship.