Iraq Collection (page 8)

Ashurnasirpal II killing lions, c645 BC-635 BC. The royal Lion Hunt of Ashurbanipal. Assyrian palace relief from the North Palace of Nineveh

The Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III, c858 BC-824 BC. A black limestone Assyrian sculpture with many scenes in bas-relief and inscriptions

Entry of Alexander the Great into Babylon, 331 BC, (18th century). Artist: Johann Georg Platzer
Entry of Alexander the Great into Babylon, 331 BC, (18th century). The city of Babylon (now in modern-day Iraq) surrenders to Alexander the Great (356-323 BC)

The Battle of Arbela, 331 BC, (17th century). Artist: Charles le Brun
The Battle of Arbela, 331 BC, (17th century). Alexander the Great (356-323 BC) defeats the Persians under Darius III (died 331 BC) at Arbela (or Arbelles), now Irbil in modern-day Iraq

Assyrian relief showing Assyrian chariot at battle of the river Ulai, 7th century
Assyrian relief showing an Assyrian chariot at the battle of the river Ulai, from the north palace of Ashurbanipal at Ninevah, from the British Museums collection, 7th century

Assyrian relief of a lion being released from a cage for a hunt, 7th century
Assyrian relief of a lion being released from a cage for a hunt from the north palace of Ashurbanipal at Ninevah, from the British Museums collection, 7th century

Assyrian relief of a wounded lioness from Ashurbanipal, 7th century
Assyrian relief of a wounded lioness from the north palace of Ashurbanipal at Ninevah, from the British Museums collection, 7th century

Assyrian relief of a wounded lion from Ashurbanipal, 7th century
Assyrian relief of a wounded lion from the north palace of Ashurbanipal at Ninevah, from the British Museums collection, 7th century

Babylonian depiction of the siege of an Egyptian city, 7th century
Depiction of the siege of an Egyptian city from the north palace of Ashurbanipal at Ninevah, from the British Museums collection, 7th century

The Ram in a Thicket, from Ur, southern Iraq, c2600-c2400 BC
Detail of the Ram in a Thicket, from Ur, southern Iraq, c2600-c2400 BC. One of an almost identical pair discovered by Leonard Woolley in the Great Death Pit

Statue of the Sumerian King Gudea, ruler of Lagash, c2130BC. From the British Museums collection

Map of the World, probably from Sippar, southern Iraq, Babylonian, c700-c500 BC. This tablet contains both a cuneiform inscription and a unique map of the Mesopotamian world

Clay model of a sheeps liver, Old Babylonian, c1900-1600 BC. Probably from Sippar, southern Iraq
Clay model of a sheeps liver, Old Babylonian, about 1900-1600 BC. Probably from Sippar, southern Iraq. The Babylonians believed that the world was controlled by gods

Cuneiform tablet barley rations, 1st Dynasty of Lagash, about 2350-2200 BC
Cuneiform tablet recording barley rations, 1st Dynasty of Lagash, about 2350-2200 BC, from Tello (ancient Girsu), southern Iraq

Gold dinar of Caliph al-Musta sim, 13th century
Gold dinar of Caliph al-Musta sim (1213 - February 20, 1258), minted in Baghdad. He was killed in the sack of Baghdad in 1258 by the Mongols, 13th century

Tablet showing King Hammurapi at worship, First Dynasty of Babylon, about 1760-1750 BC
Detail of a relief of King Hammurapi at worship. Fragment of a stone stele dedicated by Itur-Ashdum, First Dynasty of Babylon, about 1760-1750 BC, probably from Sippar, southern Iraq

Portrait-relief of Enannatum I, the ruler of Lagash. Note the early pictographic script

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

Detail of the standard of Ur showing a Sumerian Harpist and a Ruler, about 2600-2400 BC
Detail of the standard of Ur showing a Sumerian Harpist and a Ruler, from a Royal tomb at Ur, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC

The Peace side of the Standard of Ur, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC
The Peace side of the Standard of Ur from a Royal tomb at Ur, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC. Inlay of shell, red limestone, and lapis lazuli in Bitumen on a hollow box

Stone panels from northern Iraq, Neo-Assyrian, c700-c681 BC
Relief of Assyrian slingers at the siege of Lachish, from the north-west palace at Nineveh of Sennacharib, from the British Museums collection

Glazed brick relief of a mushrushu on the Ishtar Gate, 7th century BC
Glazed brick relief of a mushrushu, sacred to Marduk, on the Ishtar Gate erected in Babylon in the reign of Nebuchadnezzar II, 7th century BC

Glazed brick relief of a lion on the Ishtar Gate, 7th century BC
Glazed brick relief of a lion on the sacred way leading up to the Ishtar Gate from Babylon, erected in the reign of Nebuchadnezzar II, From the Pergamon Museums collection in Berlin, 7th century BC

Assyrian relief of Gilgamesh and a lion, from the palace of Sargon at Khorsabad, from the Louvres collection

Assyrian relief of a man leading a horse and rider, from the palace of Sargon at Khorsabad, from the Louvres collection

Assyrian relief of a genie protector, from the palace of Sargon II at Khorsabad
Assyrian relief of a genie protector with a bucket and a cedar cone, from the palace of Sargon II at Khorsabad. From the British Museums collection

Assyrian relief of a genie protector from the palace of Sargon II at Khorsabad. From the British Museums collection

Tablet telling the legend of Etana, from Nineveh, northern Iraq, Neo-Assyrian, 7th century BC. The story told on this tablet centres on Etana

Decorative plaque from Ktestphon (Iraq), from the Oriental Museum in Berlin

Bronze head of Pazuzu, probably from Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Neo-Assyrian, about 800-550 BC
Bronze head of Pazuzu, probably from Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), northern Iraq, Neo-Assyrian, about 800-550 BC. Pazuzu was an Assyrian and Babylonian demonic god of the first millennium BC

The Dying Lion, a stone panel from Nineveh, northern Iraq, Neo-Assyrian, c645 BC
The Dying Lion, stone panel from Nineveh, northern Iraq, Neo-Assyrian, c645 BC. Wall panel showing a lion struck by one of the kings arrows. It has long been acclaimed as a masterpiece

A commemorative stela from the Marduk Temple in Babylon. Although it looks like a Kudurra/boundary stone, it was in fact set up by a son in honour of his father. Both have the shaven heads of priests

Statuette of a Babylonian worshipper, possibly Hammurabi, dedicated to the God Amurru. It is made of bronze and silver with golden hands. From the Louvres collection

Assyrian relief of refugees from the palace of Ashburnipal at Ninever

The Royal Game of Ur, from Ur, southern Iraq, c2600-c2400 BC. This game board is one of several with a similar layout found by Leonard Woolley in the Royal Cemetery at Ur

Lapis lazuli cylinder seal, from Ur, southern Iraq, c2600 BC. This cylinder seal comes from the Queens Grave in the cemetery at Ur. The seal is engraved with a banquet scene

Stone tablet from North Babylonia, recording how King Nablu-apla-iddim, then twenty, confirmed a gift of land

Stone panel from the North Palace of Ashurbanipal, Nineveh, northern Iraq, Neo-Assyrian, c645 BC. The relief shows the stringing of the bow i.e the arming of the King in his chariot

Side of the Sumerian Standard of Ur, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC
The Standard of Ur from a Royal tomb at Ur, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC. Inlay of shell, red limestone, and lapis lazuli in Bitumen on a hollow box. The main panels are known as War and Peace

Detail of the Sumerian ruler from the Standard of Ur, about 2600-2400 BC
Detail of the Sumerian ruler from the Standard of Ur from a Royal tomb at Ur, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC. Inlay of shell, red limestone, and lapis lazuli in Bitumen on a hollow box

Detail of Sumerian soldiers from the Royal Standard of Ur, about 2600-2400 BC
Detail of Sumerian soldiers from the Royal Standard of Ur from a Royal tomb at Ur, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC. Inlay of shell, red limestone, and lapis lazuli in Bitumen on a hollow box

Carnelian cylinder seal of Mushezib-Ninurta, Neo-Assyrian, from northern Iraq, 9th century BC
Carnelian cylinder seal of Mushezib-Ninurta, Neo-Assyrian, from Sherif Khan (Tarbisu), northern Iraq, 9th century BC. The king, shown in mirror image

Baked clay plaque of two boxers fighting, while musicians play, from Larsa, Iraq, 2000BC-1750BC
Baked clay plaque of two boxers fighting, while musicians play the drums and clapper, from Larsa, Iraq, 2000BC-1750BC. From the British Museums collection

Model terracotta chair from Ur with relief design of two birds. From the British Museums collection

Stone lions head, Neo-Assyrian, about 680-670 BC, from Sippar, southern Iraq
Stone lions head, Neo-Assyrian, about 680-670 BC, From Sippar, southern Iraq. This lions head of white limestone comes from the Temple of Shamash

Babylonian story of the flood on a clay tablet, probably from Sippor, Old Babylonian, 1635BC. This is one of three tablets which contained the Epic of Ammisaduqa, hero of the Babylonian flood story

Babylonian clay model of a sheeps lung
Clay model of a lung, containing omens, Late Babylonian, 7th Century BC, from Ninevah. Used by baru-priests to teach their students its anatomy and its significance in foretelling the future

Female statuette, probably the Great Goddess of Babylon. From Nabaster, Goldek, Babylon. From the Louvres collection

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