Mesopotamian art and architecture

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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.

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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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.

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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