ALL MESOPOTAMIA

“Among the many culinary treats Italy has given the world...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:31:08 -0400

“Among the many culinary treats Italy has given the world is gelato, a frozen dessert with roots in ancient Mesopotamia. Gelato lovers from all over the world are flocking to a university outside Bologna, Italy, to master the art of gelato-making. Here’s a free lesson: Don’t call it ice cream.”

Ziggurat (holy tower) of ancient Ashur December 14, 1994

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:01:01 -0400

Ziggurat (holy tower) of ancient Ashur

December 14, 1994

ancient-mesopotamia: Reconstuction model of Ishtar Gate,...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:00:40 -0400

ancient-mesopotamia:

Reconstuction model of Ishtar Gate, Babylon.

ancient-mesopotamia: Hanging Gardens of Babylon art.

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 02:03:26 -0400

ancient-mesopotamia:

Hanging Gardens of Babylon art.

Someone in Paris made a Sumerian font and you can use it for...

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 11:11:32 -0400

Someone in Paris made a Sumerian font and you can use it for free and it’s awesome.

Ludmila Zeman “ ‘Here, Gilgamesh, is the Immortality You Have...

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 11:22:31 -0400

Ludmila Zeman

“ ‘Here, Gilgamesh, is the Immortality You Have Sought…the City You Built’ ” for The Last Quest of Gilgamesh (Montreal: Tundra, 1995).
Mixed media

Original art purchased with the assistance of the Walter & Duncan Gordon Foundation.

King Tiglatpileser III in a segment cut from one of the stone...

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:01:05 -0400

King Tiglatpileser III in a segment cut from one of the stone panels decorating his Central Palace at Kalhu. British Museum.

Babylon in a 1932 excavation.

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:00:51 -0400

Babylon in a 1932 excavation.

ancient-mesopotamia: Royal head, known as the “Head of...

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 03:07:49 -0400

ancient-mesopotamia:

Royal head, known as the “Head of Hammurabi”.
Beginning of the second millennium B.C.

This small sculpted head of a man is one of the world’s most famous works of ancient oriental art. The exceptional quality of the sculpture and the advanced age of the person depicted have led some to believe that this is a portrait of Hammurabi, King of Babylon (1792-1750 BC). However, the work probably predates that ruler’s reign. Indeed, some details, such as the manner in which the hair is arranged on the forehead and around the neck, allow the sculpture to be dated to around 2000 BC.

Iraqi citizen surrenders Sumerian relics to Antiquities Department

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 20:01:33 -0400

Iraqi citizen surrenders Sumerian relics to Antiquities Department

Illustration of Ishtar Gate and Ziggurat in Ancient City of...

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:01:26 -0400

Illustration of Ishtar Gate and Ziggurat in Ancient City of Babylon - Peel and Stick Wall Decal

by Wallmonkeys

“RECOVERED” makes us happy...

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:01:00 -0400

“RECOVERED” makes us happy :-)

ancient-mesopotamia:

Recovered Objects: clay cones (inscribed)

from Telloh / Girsu; Gudea inscription

Assyrian relief at British Museum

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:43:59 -0400

Assyrian relief at British Museum

hehasawifeyouknow: sadighgallery: ancientpeoples: ancientpeopl...

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:00:53 -0400

hehasawifeyouknow:

sadighgallery:

ancientpeoples:

ancientpeoples:

Assyrian tribute bearer with a oryx, a monkey and wearing a leopard skin

Assyrian

Made from ivory

Neo-Assyrian, 8Th century B.C.

Found in Mesopotamia, Nimrud

Source: The Metropolitan Musem

ancientpeoples: Clay Tablet from the time of Ruler...

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:07:02 -0400

ancientpeoples:

Clay Tablet from the time of Ruler Ashurbanipal

648 BC

Late Babylonian

(Source: The British Museum)

Love this! lucifer1101: A model of a babylonian Ziggurat with...

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:00:57 -0400

Love this!

lucifer1101:

A model of a babylonian Ziggurat with castle like elements included in the design. Highly inspired by the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and the Ishtar Gate.

This was made as part of a class exercise.

: For those who aren’t aware, there’s a free archaeology course that...

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:30:30 -0400

: For those who aren’t aware, there’s a free archaeology course that...: douglasiana: For those who...

Hi there! The photo you posted of the details of the Gudea statue is from my other blog Brass Ivy Design and you or someone erased the description which states the piece is at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, not the Louvre as you have noted here. Just wanted to give you a heads up for accuracy. Thanks!

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:20:58 -0400

Apologies. Correction was made and a note was added regarding the original source of the image.

The ruins of Nabucodonosor’s Royal Palace at the Babylon...

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:15:48 -0400

The ruins of Nabucodonosor’s Royal Palace at the Babylon archaeological site, Iraq. Babylonian civilization, 6th Century BC. / De Agostini Picture Library / M. Seemuller / The Bridgeman Art Library

“This small ceramic figure probably represents a...

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:00:42 -0400

“This small ceramic figure probably represents a Mesopotamian goddess, perhaps Lilith (the Judaic-Christian Adam’s first wife) or Ishtar (a “mistress of animals” type). This identification can be made because of the animal legs and tail that appear below the fully formed human head and torso. Recent research indicates that the Assyrians associated this hybrid form with female demons, the Lilitu. These demons attacked women and children as well as preyed sexually upon men (much like the succubi).

Because this work is most likely a votive figure that would be purchased by a pilgrim as an offering to a holy site or temple, it is most likely that of a goddess.

The female figurine is made of clay that was pressed into a mould, but the legs and tail were shaped by hand. If you look closely at the legs, you will notice finger prints made by the artist, probably while applying the iron oxide slip (the red color loosely applied on the object).”