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title: Detail of the War Scene of the Standard of Ur Showing Prisoners of War
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8426/detail-of-the-war-scene-of-the-standard-of-ur-show/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Detail of the War Scene of the Standard of Ur Showing Prisoners of War

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

## Image File

[![Detail of the War Scene of the Standard of Ur Showing Prisoners of War](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8426.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8426.jpg)

## Image Caption

This is a detail of the so-called "[War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) Scene" of the Standard of [Ur](https://www.worldhistory.org/ur/). This detail is the right end of the top register. [Sumerian](https://www.worldhistory.org/Sumerians/) soldiers wearing flounced skirts lead prisoners of wars. The captives are naked and their bodies have wounds with blood gushing from them. The soldier on the right holds a band, with his right hand, wrapped around the neck of the prisoner in front of him. The artist was successful in delivering the scene of humiliation and defeat of the captives. 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 06). Detail of the War Scene of the Standard of Ur Showing Prisoners of War. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8426/detail-of-the-war-scene-of-the-standard-of-ur-show/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Detail of the War Scene of the Standard of Ur Showing Prisoners of War." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 06, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8426/detail-of-the-war-scene-of-the-standard-of-ur-show/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Detail of the War Scene of the Standard of Ur Showing Prisoners of War." *World History Encyclopedia*, 06 Apr 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8426/detail-of-the-war-scene-of-the-standard-of-ur-show/>.

## License & Copyright

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