Mesopotamia: the Tigris and Euphrates from Baghdad to the Arabian Gulf Version 1.0
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Contents t Chronological charts and maps (Baghdad) Sippar Kish Babylon Jamdet Nasr Nippur Uruk Eridu Ur Museum and collections
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Comparative chronological chart Comparative chronological chart Art of the First Cities (2003), xx-xxi.
Map of Mesopotamia http://oi.uchicago.edu/research/lab/map/maps/iraq.html cago esea c / ab/ ap/ aps/ aq t
Recent plotting of archaeological sites Recent plotting of archaeological sites http://www.cemml.colostate.edu/cultural/09476/iraq05a.html
Euphrates River p http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/euphrates
Archaeological sites and modern cities Archaeological sites and modern cities http://oi.uchicago.edu/research/lab/map/maps/iraq.html
Ziggurat at Sippar http://oi.uchicago.edu/gallery/asp_meso_sippar/index.php/sippar02.png?action=big&size=original
Hammurabi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:clay_cone_sippar_louvre_ao3277.jpg
Mace head with inscription of a king who ruled 2217-2193 who ruled 2217-2193 http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/me/s/stone_mace_head.aspx
Bust thought to be of Sargon of Akkad g g http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:sargon_of_akkad.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:akkadkings.jpg / iki/fil dki
Stele of Naram Sin http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/file:stele_naram_sim_louvre_sb4.jpg
Archaeological l sites and modern cities http://oi.uchicago.edu/research/lab/map/maps/iraq.html p p
Panorama of the reconstructed Babylon http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1a/the_historical_city_of_babylon.jpg US Marines at Babylon 2003 US Marines at Babylon 2003 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:babylon_ruins_marines.jpeg
http://www.iraqimage.com/pages/browse/babylon.html
An artist s view (1936) of ancient Babylon An artist s view (1936) of ancient Babylon http://oi.uchicago.edu/oi/mus/ed/trc/meso/cities_large.html
Reconstructed Ishtar Gate http://oi.uchicago.edu/gallery/asp_meso_babylon/index.php/ babylon02.png?action=big&size=original Detail of the ancient gate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:babylon_relief.jpg
Ishtar Gate in Berlin Ishtar Gate in Berlin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:ishtar_gate_at_berlin_museum.jpg
Model of the gate complex http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:pergamon_museum_berlin_2007110.jpg
Model of the processional way http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:pergamon_museum_berlin_2007109.jpg
The gate as excavated 1930s jpg.بوابة-عشتار- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:ishtar-gate Dragon tiles in Berlin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file: Pergamonmuseum_Ishtartor_02.jpg
Auroch (now extinct) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:ur-painting.jpg Ishtar Gate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:ish-tar_gate_detail.jpg
Ancient depiction of gardens and canals 16th century coloured Engraving of the gardens http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:babylons _hængende_haver.png http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file: Hanging_Gardens_of_Babylon.jpg
Hammurabi s Law Code http://www.louvre.fr/llv/dossiers/detail_oal.jsp?content%3c%3ecnt_id=10134198673229909¤t_llv_oal%3c %3Ecnt_id=10134198673229909&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=0&bmLocale=en en
Top of the stele with figures in relief http://www.louvre.fr/llv/dossiers/detail_oal.jsp?content%3c%3ecnt_id=10134198673229909¤t_llv_oal%3c%3 Ecnt_id=10134198673229909&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=0&bmLocale=en _
Archaeological sites and modern cities and modern cities http://oi.uchicago.edu/research/lab/map/maps/iraq.html
Jemdet Nasr style pottery y p y http://www.fieldmuseum.org/kish/introduction.asp
Kish excavations 1928-9 http://www.fieldmuseum.org/kish/introduction.asp
Excavations at Kish http://www.cemml.colostate.edu/cultural/09476/iraq03iraqenl.html
Kish http://www.fieldmuseum.org/kish/past_place.asp place asp
Plan of the site http://www.fieldmuseum.org/kish/past_place.aspplace.asp
http://www.fieldmuseum.org/kish/past_2004.asp asp
http://www.fieldmuseum.org/kish/past_2004_4.asp
http://www.fieldmuseum.org/kish/past_future.asp
http://www.fieldmuseum.org/kish/past_2004.asp p p
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:hammurabi%27s_babylonia_1.svg
Computer-generated model of the site p g http://oi.uchicago.edu/research/projects/nip/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:hammurabi%27s_babylonia_1.svg
http://www-etcsl.orient.ox.ac.uk
http://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/cgi-bin/etcsl.cgi?text=c.1.8.1*#
Uruk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:city_context.svg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/city_context.svg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:ishtar_vase_ Louvre_AO17000-detail.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9b/eanna4composite.svg org/wikipedia/commons/9/9b/eanna4composite svg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:anu_district.svg
Cylinder seal Cylinder seal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:cylinder_seal_lions_louvre_mnb1167_n2.jpg
Jemdet Nasr period stone bull http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:bull_warka_louvre_ao8218.jpg / iki/fil ll k
Aki king of furuk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:male_bust_louvre_ao10921.jpg
Recumbent calf from Uruk Recumbent calf from Uruk, limestone and lapis (l. 5.2cm), 3300-2900BC Art of the First Cities 2b Berlin, VA 14536
Zurich, Univ., 1942 Priest-king from Uruk limestone (h. 29cms), 3300-3000BC Art of the First Cities 8
Berlin, VA 11094 Necklace of lapis, gypsum and shell beads Modern stringing, from Uruk, 3300-2900BC Art of the First Cities 3
Lady of Warka/Uruk Lady of Warka/Uruk http://www.usyd.edu.au/news/84.html?newsstoryid=451
procession arrives at temple of Inanna men in processison animals in procession - oxen and sheep vegetation of the Tigris/Euphrates delta Warka vase http://www.usyd.edu.au/news/84.html?newsstoryid=451 html?newsstoryid=451
http://oi.uchicago.edu/oi/iraq/dbfiles/objects/14_2.htm
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/sumer1.jpg
Eridu http://atlastours.net/iraq/eridu.html
Reconstruction of Eridu mound with temple Reconstruction of Eridu mound with temple http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:eridu_mound4c.8.png
Reconstruction of the temple http://babel.massart.edu/~tkelley/v5.0/eridu/ edu/ tkelley/v5
http://babel.massart.edu/~tkelley/v5.0/eridu/eridu_map_mounds.htm edu/ tkelley/v5 map mounds htm
http://babel.massart.edu/~tkelley/v5.0/eridu/mound_1.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:hammurabi%27s_babylonia_1.svg
The ziggurat of Ur http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:ziggurat_of_ur.jpg
http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/ziggurats/explore/temple.html t k/i t/ /t l l
Ziggurat in Gulf War http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:us_soldiers_ climbing_the_ziggurat_of_ur.jpg t Ziggurat reconstructed by Sadam Hussein http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ziggurat_of_urof
http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/tombs/story/sto_set.html
Woolley s excavation 1933-19341934 http://archaeology.about.com/od/mesopotamiaarchaeology/ss/woolley p y_ at_ ur_ 3.htm
The Great Death Pit The Great Death Pit http://archaeology.about.com/od/mesopotamiaarchaeology/ss/woolley_at_ur_5.htm
Philadelphia, UMus B17694 Great lyre from Ur gold, silver, lapis, shell, bitumen, wood (h.1.40mcs), 2550-2400BC Art of the First Cities 58
Puabi s grave The King s grave The King s grave http://archaeology.about.com/od/mesopotamiaarchaeology/ss/woolley_at_ur_6.htm
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/file:raminathicket2.jpg
Plan of Puabi s Tomb http://www.arthistory.upenn.edu/522/puabi/puabi.html edu/522/puabi/puabi html
Queen s headdress Queen s headdress http://www.penn.museum/long-term-exhibits/267-iraq.html
Queen s gold cup Queen s gold cup http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:puabi_gold_vase.gif
Silver vessels from the queen s tomb http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:silver_puabi.jpg puabi
Philadelphia, UMus B17065 Bull s head from Ur Silver, lapis, shell (h. 16.5cms), 2500-2400BC2400BC Art of the First Cities 65
The Queen s lapis cosmetic box The Queen s lapis cosmetic box http://www.penn.museum/long-term-exhibits/267-iraq.html
The Royal Tombs of Ur The Royal Tombs of Ur http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/tombs/story/sto_set.html
London, BM 121201 The Standard of Ur shell, lapis, limestone (l.47cms), 2550-2400BC Art of the First Cities 52
The Queen s Lyre http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/hig hlights/highlight_image.aspx?image=ps24 7114.jpg&retpage=18926 18926 Lyre on The Standard d of Ur http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:ur_lyre.jpg
Philadelphia, UnivMus CBS 17086 Wall plaque from Ur limestone (l. 27cms), mid 3rd millennium BC Art of the First Cities 31
London, BM 120834 Game board from Ur shell, red linestone, lapis (l. 30.1cms.), 2550-2400BC Art of the First Cities 53
Rules tablet for the game Rules tablet for the game http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:royal_game_of_ur_rules.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:mesopotamia.png http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:mesopotamian_ Chronology_2.png
Museum collections http://www.metmuseum.org/works_of_art/ancient_near_eastern_art http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/menu.html http://www.louvre.fr http://oi.uchicago.edu/museum/virtual/me/ http://www.britishmuseum.org/the_museum/departments/middle_east.aspx museum/departments/middle east aspx http://www.asia.si.edu/collections/ancientneareast.asp http://www.smb.museum/smb/kalender/details.php?lang=en&objid=17497&typeid=10 / b/k /d t h bjid Id 10 http://www.baghdadmuseum.org/wmcd_index.htm http://www.virtualmuseumiraq.cnr.it/noflash.htm http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/cultures/mesopotamia p _gallery.shtml http://witcombe.sbc.edu/arthneareast.html#ancneareast