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title: Lyrist and Singer from the Standard of Ur
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8420/lyrist-and-singer-from-the-standard-of-ur/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Lyrist and Singer from the Standard of Ur

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

## Image File

[![Lyrist and Singer from the Standard of Ur](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8420.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8420.jpg)

## Image Caption

This is a detail of the so-called "Peace Scene" of the Standard of [Ur](https://www.worldhistory.org/ur/). Here, on the left, a man, wearing a flounced skirt, sits on a chair (or stool) and drinks from a cup. Behind him, a man holds (and plays) a [lyre](https://www.worldhistory.org/Lyre/); a very similar lyre was found in the Royal Cemetry of Ur. Behind the lyrist, a singer stands. This is the right end of the upper register of the "Peace Scene". The depictions, in [mosaic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mosaic/), were made using lapis lazuli, red limestone, and shell set in place with bitumen. The Standard of Ur is a (reconstructed) hollow box and its precise purpose is unknown. [Early Dynastic](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Early_Dynastic/) Period, circa 2500 BCE. From the Royal Cemetry of Ur, Ur, Sothern [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/), modern-day 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. (2018, April 14). Lyrist and Singer from the Standard of Ur. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8420/lyrist-and-singer-from-the-standard-of-ur/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Lyrist and Singer from the Standard of Ur." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 14, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8420/lyrist-and-singer-from-the-standard-of-ur/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Lyrist and Singer from the Standard of Ur." *World History Encyclopedia*, 14 Apr 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8420/lyrist-and-singer-from-the-standard-of-ur/>.

## License & Copyright

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