Sumerian Collection

Sumerian cylinder-seal impression depicting a governor being introduced to the king
Sumerian cylinder-seal impression depicting Haskhamer, Governor of the city of Ishkun-sin is introduced to the King of Ur (Ur-Nammu) who is seated by the goddess Ishtar, note the symbol of the moon

Akkadian inscription on a brick-stamp of baked clay
Inscription in Akkadian on a brick-stamp of baked clay of King Sarkali-Sarri of the Akkadian dynasty, from Nippur. from the Archaeological Museums collection, Istanbul

Inscribed stone, giving an account of the Deluge, 1873. Creator: Unknown
Inscribed stone, giving an account of the Deluge, 1873

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

Ram or Goat in a Bush from Ur, Early Dynastic, 2600 BC. Statuette of a goat perched against a bush looking for food in gold and lapis lazuli

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

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 of Gilgamesh and a Lion

Akkadian cylinder-seal impression of a bull-man and hero. Each is holding a bull by the horns, and in the centre is a stylised mountain with a sacred tree on top

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. From Our Wonderful World, Volume I, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

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

Residential area, Ur, Iraq, 1977. Remains of the ancient Sumerian city of Ur

Shrine of Justice (detail), Ur, Iraq, 1977

Flood pits, Ur, Iraq, 1977

Royal cemetery, Ur, Iraq, 1977. Ur was one of the pre-eminent cities of Mesopotamia in the 3rd millennium BC. Most of the tombs in the royal cemetery date from around 2600 BC

Terracotta group of King and Priests, Third Dynasty of Ur, 2100 BC-2000 BC

Terracotta Astarte or Ishtar figure, Third Dynasty of Ur, c2100 BC

Sumerian Libation Vase Hero Gilgamesh, Bulls and Birds from Warka, Uruk, South Iraq, c2000 BC. British Museum

Sumerian Libartion Vase from Uruk (Warka), Southern Iraq, c2900 BC. Uruk played a leading role in the early urbanization of Sumer in the mid 4th millennium BC. At its height c. 2900 BC

Detail of an early Sumerian stone tablet
Detail of Sumerian stone tablet with some of the oldest characters found on stone, from early Babylonia. From the British Museums collection

The Sumerian Blau Tablet, 30th century BC
The Blau Tablet, a Sumerian tablet with archaic characters that are almost the oldest found on stone, from the British Museums collection, 30th century BC

Early Sumerian cylinder-seal and impression, from the British Museums collection

Solid copper Sumerian bison, found near Lake Van in Turkey, from the British Museums collection

Detail of the Standard of Ur, showing chariots and soldiers
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

Early Sumerian stone tables, inscribed with very early archaic pictographic symbols
Early Sumerian stone tablets, inscribed with very early archaic pictographic symbols, and one of the earliest examples of Sumerian writing. From the British Museums collection

Sumerian stone plaque showing ritual offerings to a King, now in the Istanbul Archaeological Museum

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

Akkadian cylinder-seal impression of a hero fighting a lion
Akkadian cylinder-seal impression of a hero (possibly Gilgamesh) fighting a lion

Babylonian terracotta plaque of Gilgamesh, from the British Museums collection

Gudea, ruler of the city-state of Lagash in southern Babylon, Neo-Sumerian, 22nd century BC. Seated diorite figure of Gudea (c2144-c2124 BC). From the Musee du Louvre, Paris

Ur-Nanshe, king of Lagash, Sumeria, c2500 BC. Detail of a limestone relief showing Ur-Nanshe, one of the kings of the Ur Dynasty I (2650-2350 BC) wearing the traditional fur skirt or Kaunakes

Standard of Ur, the war side, from the Royal Cemetery at Ur, Sumerian, c2500 BC

Administrative tablet of clay, Mesopotamian / Sumerian, 3100-2900 BC
Administrative tablet of clay, Mesopotamian/Sumerian, 3100-2900 BC

Tablet with bilingual inscription erected by King Hammurabi
Tablet with bilingual inscription in Sumerian and Akkadian erected by King Hammurapi of Babylon from Ur, from the British Museums collection

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