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Proto-Cuneiform tablet with seal impressions: administrative account of barley distribution with cylinder seal impression of a male figure, hunting dogs, and boars, Clay, Sumerian — Proto-Cuneiform tablet with seal impressions: administrative account of barley distribution with cylinder seal impression of a male figure, hunting dogs, and boars
Sumerian
ca. 3100–2900 BCE

Standing male worshiper, Gypsum alabaster, shell, black limestone, bitumen, Sumerian — Standing male worshiper
Sumerian
ca. 2900–2600 BCE

Stele of Ushumgal and Shara-igizi-Abzu, Gypsum alabaster, Sumerian — Stele of Ushumgal and Shara-igizi-Abzu
Sumerian
2900–2700 BCE

Standing female worshiper, Limestone, inlaid with shell and lapis lazuli, Sumerian — Standing female worshiper
Sumerian
ca. 2600–2500 BCE

Head, probably from a composite statuette, Serpentine — Head, probably from a composite statuette
ca. 532 B.C.–339 A.D.

Headdress, Gold, lapis lazuli, carnelian, Sumerian — Headdress
Sumerian
ca. 2600–2500 BCE

Statue of Gudea, named “Gudea, the man who built the temple, may his life be long”, Diorite, Neo-Sumerian — Statue of Gudea, named “Gudea, the man who built the temple, may his life be long”
Neo-Sumerian
ca. 2090 BCE

Eye inlay for a statue, Lapis lazuli, shell, Sumerian — Eye inlay for a statue
Sumerian
ca. 2600–2500 BCE

Foundation cone with cuneiform inscription of Enmetena of Lagash, Clay, Sumerian — Foundation cone with cuneiform inscription of Enmetena of Lagash
Sumerian
ca. 2500–2350 BCE

Base and feet of a worshipper, Gypsum alabaster, Sumerian — Base and feet of a worshipper
Sumerian
ca. 2500–2350 BCE

Study for The Epic of Gilgamesh: Gilgamesh’s Invocation, Dia al-Azzawi, Ink and ink wash on paper, Iraqi — Study for The Epic of Gilgamesh: Gilgamesh’s Invocation
Dia al-Azzawi
1965–1966

Study for The Epic of Gilgamesh: Ishtar, Dia al-Azzawi, Ink and ink wash on paper, Iraqi — Study for The Epic of Gilgamesh: Ishtar
Dia al-Azzawi
1965–1966

Study for The Epic of Gilgamesh (Part Two): The Night May Bring You Happiness and Joy, Dia al-Azzawi, Ink and ink wash on paper, Iraqi — Study for The Epic of Gilgamesh (Part Two): The Night May Bring You Happiness and Joy
Dia al-Azzawi
1965–1966

Study for The Epic of Gilgamesh: Ishtar, My Love, Dia al-Azzawi, Ink and ink wash on paper, Iraqi — Study for The Epic of Gilgamesh: Ishtar, My Love
Dia al-Azzawi
1965–1966

Study for The Epic of Gilgamesh: Gilgamesh's Defeat, Dia al-Azzawi, Ink and metallic paint on paper, Iraqi — Study for The Epic of Gilgamesh: Gilgamesh's Defeat
Dia al-Azzawi
1966–1967

Study for The Epic of Gilgamesh: Gilgamesh's Defeat, Dia al-Azzawi, Ink and metallic paint on paper, Iraqi — Study for The Epic of Gilgamesh: Gilgamesh's Defeat
Dia al-Azzawi
1966–1967

Study for The Epic of Gilgamesh: The Two Friends, Dia al-Azzawi, Ink and ink wash on paper, Iraqi — Study for The Epic of Gilgamesh: The Two Friends
Dia al-Azzawi
1965–1966

Study for The Epic of Gilgamesh: Gilgamesh the Great Beast, Dia al-Azzawi, Ink and ink wash on paper, Iraqi — Study for The Epic of Gilgamesh: Gilgamesh the Great Beast
Dia al-Azzawi
1965–1966

Study for The Epic of Gilgamesh: Enkidu and the Harlot, Dia al-Azzawi, Ink and metallic paint on paper, Iraqi — Study for The Epic of Gilgamesh: Enkidu and the Harlot
Dia al-Azzawi
1966–1967

Study for The Epic of Gilgamesh: Gilgamesh's Quest for Immortality, Dia al-Azzawi, Ink and metallic paint on paper, Iraqi — Study for The Epic of Gilgamesh: Gilgamesh's Quest for Immortality
Dia al-Azzawi
1966–1967

Study for The Epic of Gilgamesh: Despair and Sorrow Have Engulfed my Soul, Dia al-Azzawi, Ink and metallic paint on paper, Iraqi — Study for The Epic of Gilgamesh: Despair and Sorrow Have Engulfed my Soul
Dia al-Azzawi
1966–1967

Study for The Epic of Gilgamesh: Ishtar’s Dream [small], Dia al-Azzawi, Ink and ink wash on paper, Iraqi — Study for The Epic of Gilgamesh: Ishtar’s Dream [small]
Dia al-Azzawi
1965–1966

Study for The Epic of Gilgamesh: Siduri the Innkeeper, Dia al-Azzawi, Ink and metallic paint on paper, Iraqi — Study for The Epic of Gilgamesh: Siduri the Innkeeper
Dia al-Azzawi
1966–1967

Study for The Epic of Gilgamesh: Untitled, Dia al-Azzawi, Ink and ink wash on paper, Iraqi — Study for The Epic of Gilgamesh: Untitled
Dia al-Azzawi
1965–1966

Study for The Epic of Gilgamesh: Gilgamesh's Struggle with the Wild Beasts, Dia al-Azzawi, Ink and metallic paint on paper, Iraqi — Study for The Epic of Gilgamesh: Gilgamesh's Struggle with the Wild Beasts
Dia al-Azzawi
1966–1967

Cuneiform tablet: administrative account with entries concerning malt and barley groats, Clay, Sumerian — Cuneiform tablet: administrative account with entries concerning malt and barley groats
Sumerian
ca. 3100–2900 BCE

Cylinder seal and modern impression: banquet scene with seated figures drinking a liquid through straws, Gypsum alabaster, Sumerian — Cylinder seal and modern impression: banquet scene with seated figures drinking a liquid through straws
Sumerian
ca. 2600–2350 BCE

Inlay: combat between a human-headed bull and a lion-headed eagle, Shell, Sumerian — Inlay: combat between a human-headed bull and a lion-headed eagle
Sumerian
ca. 2600–2500 BCE

Necklace beads, Gold, lapis lazuli, Sumerian — Necklace beads
Sumerian
ca. 2600–2500 BCE

Cuneiform tablet: Sumerian dedicatory(?) inscription from Ekur, the temple of the god Enlil, Limestone, Kassite — Cuneiform tablet: Sumerian dedicatory(?) inscription from Ekur, the temple of the god Enlil
Kassite
ca. 16th–15th century BCE

Foundation figure of king Shulgi of Ur, carrying a basket, Copper, Neo-Sumerian — Foundation figure of king Shulgi of Ur, carrying a basket
Neo-Sumerian
ca. 2094–2047 BCE

Cylinder seal and modern impression: bull-man, bearded hero, and lion contest frieze, Marble, Sumerian — Cylinder seal and modern impression: bull-man, bearded hero, and lion contest frieze
Sumerian
ca. 2600–2350 BCE

Figure, Basalt, Sumerian — Figure
Sumerian
ca. 2900–2350 BCE

Vessel, Limestone, Sumerian — Vessel
Sumerian
ca. 2900–2700 BCE

Vessel, Stone, red, Sumerian — Vessel
Sumerian
ca. 2900–2700 BCE

Vessel, Alabaster, Sumerian — Vessel
Sumerian
ca. 2900–2700 BCE

Cylinder seal, Marble, Sumerian — Cylinder seal
Sumerian
ca. 2700–2600 BCE

Cylinder seal, Lapis lazuli, Sumerian — Cylinder seal
Sumerian
ca. 2600–2350 BCE

Cylinder seal, Lapis lazuli, Sumerian — Cylinder seal
Sumerian
ca. 2600–2350 BCE

Cylinder seal, Shell, calcinated, Sumerian — Cylinder seal
Sumerian
ca. 2600–2350 BCE