The Ancient Near East by Dr. Pelin Batu.

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The Ancient Near East by Dr. Pelin Batu

Map of Mesopotamia

Map of Mesopotamian Ancient Kingdoms

Map of Ancient Mesopotamian Kingdoms

Ishtar, Queen of Night relief

The Ur Ziggurat, photograph by Leonard Wooley

A sample of cuneiform

Sumerian 'Priests' or 'Votive Statues' c. 3,000 - 2,500 BC

A marble statue of a Sumerian priest

From the royal tombs of Ur, made of lapis lazuli and shell, this mosaic shows peacetime

Statue of a Sumerian scribe

Each city rose around a ziggurat dedicated to a specific god

Ziggurat of Ur-Nammu, ca. 2100 BCE Ziggurat of Ur-Nammu, ca. 2100 BCE. Built at Ur by King Ur-Nammu for the Sumerian moon-god

The Grand Staircase of the Ziggurat of Ur-Nammu

Female Sumerian statue found at the Abu Temple in Tell Asmar from c Female Sumerian statue found at the Abu Temple in Tell Asmar from c. 2700 BCE.

Another Sumerian votive sculpture

Sumerian votive sculptures

The Sumerian Pantheon

Sumerian God Genealogy

A relief of Sumerian gods

Anunnaki, descendants of Sky God Anu

Sky gods of Sumer (from Nimrod) in Alabaste

Humbaba, guardian of Cedar Forest

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