ALL MESOPOTAMIA

May 24

1938 Rotogravure Ishtar Gate, Babylon

1938 Rotogravure Ishtar Gate, Babylon

May 23

1924 Print E-Sagila Image Babylon Hero-God Temple Marduk

1924 Print E-Sagila Image Babylon Hero-God Temple Marduk

Ur, Iraq.

Ur, Iraq.

May 22

Uruk (present day Al-Muthannā), Iraq Via flickr

Uruk (present day Al-Muthannā), Iraq

Via flickr

May 21

Necklace from Assyrian Ashur. Tomb 45 There is something about ancient Mesopotamian jewelry that sets it apart from any other in antiquity. That something is more than just a distinct style or taste. Mesopotamian jewelry was a large artery in the anatomy of each civilization that rose in the land between the two rivers, and its story is one worth reading. Read more: Dissecting Mesopotamian Jewelry

Necklace from Assyrian Ashur. Tomb 45

There is something about ancient Mesopotamian jewelry that sets it apart from any other in antiquity. That something is more than just a distinct style or taste. Mesopotamian jewelry was a large artery in the anatomy of each civilization that rose in the land between the two rivers, and its story is one worth reading.

Read more: Dissecting Mesopotamian Jewelry

May 20

Ancient Assur 1994

Ancient Assur 1994

Fragments of chariot decorations, bronze, silver and gold rings, from the Royal Tombs from Ur (Tell Muqqayir); ca. 2600 B.C. [Iraq National Museum]

Fragments of chariot decorations, bronze, silver and gold rings, from the Royal Tombs from Ur (Tell Muqqayir); ca. 2600 B.C.

[Iraq National Museum]

May 19

The city of Nineveh

The city of Nineveh

Nineveh - Sennacherib Palace Before conservation

Nineveh - Sennacherib Palace Before conservation

May 18

A game in the Northwest Palace of the city of Nimrud.

A game in the Northwest Palace of the city of Nimrud.