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Babylonian Statue of Enki
A statue of Ea, the Akkadian god of water (related to the Sumerian god Enki). Ea is enthroned and holds a cup in his left hand, the right hand has been lost to time. He is accompanied by two creatures (half human and half fish) reclining...
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Babylonian Cuneiform Lexical List
Late Babylonian lexical list of personal names on a clay tablet.
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Assyrian Relief Showing Babylonian Prisoners
Assyrian alabaster panel showing Babylonian prisoners in a camp, from the North Palace at Nineveh, Northern Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq, Neo-Assyrian Empire, reign of Ashurbanipal II, 668-630 BCE. To the left, an Assyrian soldier stands...
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Stela from Babylonian Marduk Temple
This stela came from the Temple of Marduk in Babylon. It is a commemorative monument set up in honour of a private individual called Adad-Etir. He was an official in the temple, known as 'the dagger bearer', and this stela was erected by...
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The Birth of the Gods - The Ancient Greek Creation Myth
A cosmogony is a creation myth, a myth that explains how the universe as we know it came into existence and is a type of story found in most, if not all, cultures that have surviving literature. Creation myths explain how the universe began...
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Mesopotamian Art and Architecture - The Birth of Art and Architecture in the Ancient World
Ancient Mesopotamian art and architectural works are among the oldest in the world, dating back over 7,000 years. The works first appear in northern Mesopotamia prior to the Ubaid period (circa 6500-4000 BCE) and then developed in the south...
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The Creation of the Cyrillic Alphabet, c. 900
A map illustrating the journeys of the brothers Cyril and Methodius, two 9th-century Christian missionaries, that shaped the cultural and linguistic landscape of Central and Eastern Europe. Commissioned by the Byzantine Emperor Michael III...
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Nazca Lines Creation
Artist's impression of how the Nazca people may have constructed the famous Nazca Lines. Created by Amplitude Studios for the video game Humankind.
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Tablet V of the Epic of Gilgamesh
The newly discovered, partially broken, tablet V of the Epic of Gilgamesh: "the episode of the journey of Gilgamesh and Enkidu." The tablet dates back to the old Babylonian period, 2003-1595 BCE. From Mesopotamia, Iraq. The Sulaymaniyah...
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Epic of Dietrich von Bern, Sintram, and the Dragon
Sculpture from the Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in Rosheim, France, 12th century.