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title: A Sumerian Wall Plaque Showing Libation Scenes
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2870/a-sumerian-wall-plaque-showing-libation-scenes/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# A Sumerian Wall Plaque Showing Libation Scenes

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![A Sumerian Wall Plaque Showing Libation Scenes](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2870.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2870.jpg)

## Image Caption

The upper register shows a naked priest followed by three worshippers. The priest pours an unknown liquid offering from a spouted vessel into a stemmed dish or stand, in front of a horned [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) figure. In the lower register, there are three worshippers; one of them carries an animal offering and one of them is a woman who is shown "full-faced." She may be a priestess or she may represent the donor of the plaque. The priest's libation is being poured in front of an unknown [temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/). The plaque was excavated at [Ur](https://www.worldhistory.org/ur/), in the ruins of one of the residences of the high priestess of the moon god [Nanna](https://www.worldhistory.org/Nanna/). [Early dynastic](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Early_Dynastic/) period, circa 2500 BCE, from Ur, [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/), Iraq. (The British Museum, London).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2014, July 26). A Sumerian Wall Plaque Showing Libation Scenes. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2870/a-sumerian-wall-plaque-showing-libation-scenes/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "A Sumerian Wall Plaque Showing Libation Scenes." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 26, 2014. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2870/a-sumerian-wall-plaque-showing-libation-scenes/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "A Sumerian Wall Plaque Showing Libation Scenes." *World History Encyclopedia*, 26 Jul 2014, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2870/a-sumerian-wall-plaque-showing-libation-scenes/>.

## License & Copyright

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