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ziggurat at Ur
Sumerian inscription, detail of a diorite statue of Gudea of Lagash, 22nd century bce; in the Louvre, Paris.
Ur-Nanshe, king of Lagash, Sumeria, wearing a traditional kaunakes, limestone relief, c. 2500 bce; in the Louvre, Paris.
Nergal
the Standard of Ur
Ea (seated) and attendant deities
bronze head of a king from Nineveh
Image shows a seal depicting several mythical creatures fighting.
Code of Hammurabi
lamassu from Dur Sharrukin, Iraq
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