#sumerian

[tinyuglyworld]

Amulet Seal in the Form of a Bull

Sumerian/Mesopotamian c. 3250 BCE.

[vichugos]

FINISHED Ishtar 🙏 beautiful bird lady

[donuts-multifandom-hellhole]

Something that I get chills about is the fact that the oldest story told made by the oldest civilization opens with "In those days, in those distant days, in those ancient nights."

This confirms that there is a civilization older than the Sumerians that we have yet to find

Some people get existential dread from this

Me? I think it's fucking awesome it shows just how much of this world we have yet to discover and that is just fascinating

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Sumerian Cuneiform Nlist Of Five Fields On A Sumerian Circular Plano-Convex Clay Tablet Form Lagash C 1980 BC

[tammuz]

Detail of a temple wall from the Sumerian city of Uruk in Mesopotamia. The temple dates back to the late 15th century BCE, and it was dedicated to the Sumerian goddess Inanna-Ishtar. The Pergamon Museum, Berlin, GERMANY.

Photo by Babylon Chronicle

[spiritsdancinginthenight]

Iridescent silicious glass jar from Nippur

Ur III period, Neo-Sumerian, c. 2112-2004 B.C.

Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate, Iraq

[armthearmour]

A beautiful bronze Sickle Sword, Neo-Sumerian, ca. 2250-2000 BC, housed at the Musée du Louvre.

[along-the-silkroad]

Foundation clay nail of King Gudea dedicated to the god Ningirsu. Walters Art Museum (ID: 48.1457). Gudea was a Sumerian ensi (ruler) of the city-state of Lagash in southern Mesopotamia, governing approximately between 2144 and 2124 BCE. Although he was probably not originally from Lagash, he secured his position within its ruling elite by marrying Ninalla, daughter of the ruler Ur-Baba. His son, Ur-Ningirsu II, later inherited his position. Gudea’s reign coincided with the dominance of the Gutian dynasty over regions such as Mari. Despite this broader political context, Lagash appears to have flourished under his leadership, enjoying a period of prosperity and relative autonomy from the Gutians, a people of uncertain linguistic affiliation who had entered Mesopotamia from the northeastern highlands.