Mesopotamia Collection

Orthostates depicting Gilgamesh between two minotaur demigods holding up the sun disc. From Tell Halaf, Syria, 9th century BC. Found in the collection of Archaeological Museum, Aleppo

Map of Assyria, Chaldea and Adjacent Countries, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Map of Assyria, Chaldea and Adjacent Countries, 1890. Assyria was a Mesopotamian kingdom from 25th century BC to 612 BC- 609 BC

Fragments of mural paintings, palace of Tukulti-Ninurta I
Fragments of mural paintings from the palace of Tukulti-Ninurta I, Kar-Tukulti-Ninurta, Assyria, (1928). 1260-1240 B.C...The lighter tints show the reconstructed part

Where Tradition Locates the Garden of Eden - Valley of the Euphrates, 250 Miles N.W. of Babylon, Iraq (Mesopotamia), c1930s

Map showing Approximate Distribution of Kurdish Tribes of the Ottoman Empire, c1915

Ottoman and Persian, after 1450 A. D. c1915. Creator: Emery Walker Ltd
Ottoman and Persian, after 1450 A.D. c1915

Rome v. Persia (Sassanian), circa 300 A. D. c1915. Creator: Emery Walker Ltd
Rome v. Persia (Sassanian), circa 300 A.D. c1915. Map of the eastern Mediterranean and Near East, showing the ancient empires of Rome, Persia, and Armenia

Rome v. Parthia, circa 50 B. C. c1915. Creator: Emery Walker Ltd
Rome v. Parthia, circa 50 B.C. c1915. Map of the eastern Mediterranean and Near East, showing the ancient empires of Rome, Parthia, Armenia, and Protected and Independent States

Asia Minor, the Caucasus Region and Mesopotamia, First World War, c1915, (c1920)

Map to Illustrate the Mesopotamian Expedition, 1919. Creator: George Philip & Son Ltd
Map to Illustrate the Mesopotamian Expedition, 1919. Showing the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I, including the Turkish or Ottoman Empire, and parts of Russia, Persia and Egypt

Ibex (image 2 of 2), late 9th century - early 8th century BCE Creator: Unknown
Ibex (image 2 of 2). Mannaean, late 9th century - early 8th century BCE

Ibex (image 1 of 2), late 9th century - early 8th century BCE. Creator: Unknown
Ibex (image 1 of 2). Mannaean, late 9th century - early 8th century BCE

Jews of Mesopotamia; Journeyings in Mesopotamia, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Jews of Mesopotamia; Journeyings in Mesopotamia, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

A Well in the Hyrcanian desert; The Hyrcanian Desert, 1875. Creator: Armin Vambery
A Well in the Hyrcanian desert; The Hyrcanian Desert, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

A Turkoman; The Hyrcanian Desert, 1875. Creator: Armin Vambery
A Turkoman; The Hyrcanian Desert, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Lady of Baghdad; Journeyings in Mesopotamia, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Lady of Baghdad; Journeyings in Mesopotamia, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Kara Fatima, the Kurdish princess, and her suite; Journeyings in Mesopotamia, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Girl of Baghdad; Journeyings in Mesopotamia, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Girl of Baghdad; Journeyings in Mesopotamia, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Arabs bringing skins to market; Journeyings in Mesopotamia, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Arabs bringing skins to market; Journeyings in Mesopotamia, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Jewess of Bussorah; Journeyings in Mesopotamia, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Jewess of Bussorah; Journeyings in Mesopotamia, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Jew of Bussorah; Journeyings in Mesopotamia, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Jew of Bussorah; Journeyings in Mesopotamia, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Milk women and Arabs crossing the Tigris; Journeyings in Mesopotamia, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Kelek, or raft of inflated skins, on the Tigris; Journeyings in Mesopotamia, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Persians of Bussorah; Journeyings in Mesopotamia, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Persians of Bussorah; Journeyings in Mesopotamia, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Sumerian reed house. Detail of the Uruk Trough, 3300-3000 BC. Creator: Sumerian culture
Sumerian reed house. Detail of the Uruk Trough, 3300-3000 BC. Found in the collection of the British Museum

Sumerian reed house. Detail of the Uruk Trough, 3300-3000 BC. Creator: Sumerian culture
Sumerian reed house. Detail of the Uruk Trough, 3300-3000 BC. Found in the collection of the British Museum

Sumerian reed house. Detail of the Uruk Trough, 3300-3000 BC. Creator: Sumerian culture
Sumerian reed house. Detail of the Uruk Trough, 3300-3000 BC. Found in the collection of the British Museum

Jar, Abbasid Caliphate (750-1258), 9th century. Creator: Unknown
Jar, Abbasid Caliphate (750-1258), 9th century

Statuette of a Striding Figure, 3000-2800 BCE. Creator: Unknown
Statuette of a Striding Figure, 3000-2800 BCE

Mounted Hunter with Cheetah, Jazira (or Iran?), 12th-early 13th century. Creator: Unknown
Mounted Hunter with Cheetah, Jazira (or Iran?), 12th-early 13th century. Cheetah rising was a traditional leisure pursuit of royalty and the wealthy elite

Statuettes of bearded men (possibly the priest-king), 4th millenium BC. Found in the collection of Musee du Louvre, Paris

Jacob arrives in Mesopotamia, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Jacob arrives in Mesopotamia, 18th century. After Francois Boucher

Mural painting from the palace of Dur-Sharrukin, Assyria, (1928). Creator: Unknown
Mural painting from the palace of Dur-Sharrukin, Assyria, (1928)

The Hour of Fate on the Tigris, 1916. Creator: Unknown
The Hour of Fate on the Tigris, 1916. The Mesopotamian campaign on the Middle Eastern front was fought between the Allies and the Central Powers of the Ottoman Empire

Palace of Nebuchadnezzar (6th Century B. C. ) and Desolate Ruins of Once Mighty Babylon
Palace of Nebuchadnezzar (6th Century B.C.) and Desolate Ruins of Once Mighty Babylon, Iraq (Mesopotamia), c1930s. Ruins of the ancient palace of Nebuchadnezzar II

The Western Bend of the Euphrates, c1915. Creator: Mark Sykes
The Western Bend of the Euphrates, c1915. Map of the River Euphrates and surrounding areas. From " The Caliphs Last Heritage, a short history of the Turkish Empire" by Lt.-Col

Authors Routes in Asiatic Turkey, c1915. Creator: Stanfords Geographical Establishment
Authors Routes in Asiatic Turkey, c1915

Pre-Persian, circa 600 B. C. c1915. Creator: Emery Walker Ltd
Pre-Persian, circa 600 B.C. c1915. Map of the eastern Mediterranean and near East, showing the ancient civilisations of empires of Lydia, Media, Babylonia, Independent States, and free Greek cities

Persian, circa 500 B. C. c1915. Creator: Emery Walker Ltd
Persian, circa 500 B.C. c1915. Map of the eastern Mediterranean and Near East, showing the ancient Persian empire and Independent States

Post-Persian, circa 188 B. C. c1915. Creator: Emery Walker Ltd
Post-Persian, circa 188 B.C. c1915. Map of the eastern Mediterranean and Near East, showing the ancient empires of Pergamum, Seleucid, Free Greek States, Gauls, Ptolemy, and Independent States

The Armenian Massacres of 1915, First World War, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
The Armenian Massacres of 1915, First World War, (c1920)

British oil pipeline in the Middle East, First World War, 1915, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
British oil pipeline in the Middle East, First World War, 1915, (c1920)

Mosul, Chief Town of Al-Jezireh (Mesopotamia), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Mosul, Chief Town of Al-Jezireh (Mesopotamia), 1890

Battle of Cunaxa, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Battle of Cunaxa, 1890. The Battle of Cunaxa, 401 BC between Cyrus the Younger and his brother Arsaces, (Artaxerxes II)

Saladin (1138-1193), Egyptian Sultan

Ziggurat, Assyrian temple, reproduction in a drawing by Chipiez

Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Iraq

The Bride of Belus (La fiancee de Belus), 1885. Found in the collection of Musee d Orsay, Paris

Terracotta Fertility goddess, Ishtar (Astarte), Old Babylonian, c2000 BC. Ishtar was the Mesopotamian goddess of love, beauty, sex, desire, fertility, war, combat, and political power

Stone relief of Sargon I standing before a tree of life, 24th-23rd century BC. Sargon I was the founder of the Akkadian Semitic dynasty

Nebuchadnezzar in the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, 1915. Artist: Ernest Wellcousins
Nebuchadnezzar in the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, 1915. The gardens were built in 600 BC by Nebuchadnezzar II (c634-562 BC) for the pleasure of his homesick wife, Amytis of Media

Walls of Kish, Iraq, 1977. Kish was one of the twelve city states of the Ancient Sumerian civilization in Mesopotamia

Throne room, Palace of Nebuchadnezzar II, Babylon, Iraq. The Neo-Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar built his great palace at Babylon in the 6th century BC

Southern Palace, Babylon, Iraq. Ruins of the great palace built by the Neo-Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II in the 6th century BC

Ishtar Gate, Babylon
Ishtar Gate, c575 BC. Reconstruction in the Pergamon Museum, Berlin, of the eighth gate to the inner city of Babylon built by Nebuchadnezzar II in c575 BC

Mesopotamian Silver and Gold winged goat, Achaemenid, 4th century BC. Gold and silver vase handle in the form of a winged ibex, Achaemenid artwork, 4th century 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

Akkadian cylinder-seal impression showing the flood-epic. Utanapishtim is in the ark, and Gilgamesh is fighting the Bull. From the British Museums collection

Greenstone seal of Adda, Akkadian, about 2300-2200 BC, from Mesopotamia. Akkadian religious cylinder-seal showing various gods

Man decapitating the enemy, detail of the scene The Siege of Jerusalem (c. 597 b
Man decapitating the enemy, detail of the scene The Siege of Jerusalem (c.597 b.C) by the troops of the king of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar II (605-562 b.C)

Capture of Sarrapanu by Tiglath-Pileser II, 1916. Artist: Evelyn Paul
Capture of Sarrapanu by Tiglath-Pileser II, 10th century BC (1916)

Tiglath-Pileser I directed by Ninib, 1916. Artist: Evelyn Paul
Tiglath-Pileser I directed by Ninib, 1916. Ninib was a war-god and god of the Sun and Moon. Tiglath-Pileser I, King of Assyria from 1114 until 1076 BC, praised Ninib as the mighty one of the gods

The Mother Goddess Ishtar, 1916. Artist: Evelyn Paul
The Mother Goddess Ishtar, 1916. Ishtar was the Assyrian and Babylonian goddess of fertility, love and war. Illustration from Myths and Legends of Babylonia and Assyria by Lewis Spence, 1916

Mighty was he to look upon, 1916. Artist: Evelyn Paul
Mighty was he to look upon, 1916. Merodach sets out to kill the dragon of the Sea, Tiawath. Illustration from Myths and Legends of Babylonia and Assyria by Lewis Spence, 1916. Paul, Evelyn (1870-1945)

The Murder of Setapo, 1916. Artist: Evelyn Paul
The Murder of Setapo, 1916. Setapo was a wealthy and evil man of Babylon who was murdered by Sinonis. Illustration from Myths and Legends of Babylonia and Assyria by Lewis Spence, 1916

Daniel interprets the dream of Nebuchadnezzar, 1916. Artist: Evelyn Paul
Daniel interprets the dream of Nebuchadnezzar, 1916. Nebuchadnezzar II (c630-562 BC), ruler of Babylon in the Chaldean Dynasty, is mentioned in the Book of Daniel

Sacrificing to Bel, 1916. Artist: Evelyn Paul
Sacrificing to Bel, 1916. Frontispiece from Myths and Legends of Babylonia and Assyria by Lewis Spence, 1916

The Shepherd finds the babe Semiramus, 1915. Artist: Ernest Wellcousins
The Shepherd finds the babe Semiramus, 1915. Illustration from Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Donald Alexander Mackenzie, 1915

The Babylonian Marriage Market, 1915. Artist: Ernest Wellcousins
The Babylonian Marriage Market, 1915. After a painting by Edwin Longsden Long (1829-1891). Illustration from Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Donald Alexander Mackenzie, 1915

The Babylonian Deluge, 1915. Artist: Ernest Wellcousins
The Babylonian Deluge, 1915. Illustration from Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Donald Alexander Mackenzie, 1915

The slaying of the bull of Ishtar, 1915. Artist: Ernest Wellcousins
The slaying of the bull of Ishtar, 1915. Illustration from Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Donald Alexander Mackenzie, 1915

Ishtar in Hades, 1915. Artist: Ernest Wellcousins
Ishtar in Hades, 1915. Illustration from Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Donald Alexander Mackenzie, 1915

Merodach sets forth to attack Tiamat, 1915. Artist: Ernest Wellcousins
Merodach sets forth to attack Tiamat, 1915. Illustration from Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Donald Alexander Mackenzie, 1915

The Temptation of Ea-Bani, 1915. Artist: Ernest Wellcousins
The Temptation of Ea-Bani, 1915. Frontispiece from Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Donald Alexander Mackenzie, 1915

Great Ziggurat, Calah (Nimrud), Iraq, 1977. Ziggurats were temple towers of terraced pyramid form built by the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia

Gate, Northwest Palace, Calah (Nimrud), Iraq, 1977. The Northwest Palace was the most important palace at the Assyrian city of Nimrud. It was built by Ashurnasirpal II in the 9th century BC

View from the Ziggurat at Calah (Nimrud), Iraq, 1977. The Assyrian city of Nimrud was the capital of Ashurnasirpal II in the 9th century BC. The Great Ziggurat was built by his son, Shalmaneser III

Frieze, Northwest Palace, Calah (Nimrud), Iraq, 1977. The Northwest Palace was the most important palace at the Assyrian city of Nimrud. It was built by Ashurnasirpal II in the 9th century BC

Two Iraqi women at Bash Tapia Castle, Mosul, Iraq, 1977. The only remainder of the old city walls of Mosul

Bash Tapia Castle, Mosul, Iraq, 1977. The only remainder of the old city walls of Mosul

Wide River Tigris, Mosul, Iraq

Great Ziggurat of Ur, Iraq, 1977. Ziggurats were temple towers of terraced pyramid form built by the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia

Shrine of Justice, Ur, Iraq, 1977

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