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Nippur
Ruins of the Temple of Enlil at Nippur.
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Mesopotamian Religion
In ancient Mesopotamia, the meaning of life was for one to live...
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Terracotta Tablet from Nippur
This clay tablet (with its clay envelope) was a legal document...
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Law Code Tablet of King Hammurabi from Nippur
This terracotta tablet is a smaller version of the original law...
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Love Poem Tablet from Nippur
A terracotta tablet with cuneiform inscriptions that narrates a...
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Glazed Sarcophagi from Nippur
The smaller sarcophagus on the left belonged to a child. Baked...
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Enlil
Enlil (also known as Ellil and Nunamnir) was the Sumerian god of...
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The Mesopotamian Pantheon
The gods of the Mesopotamian region were by no means uniform in...
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Law Code of King Ur-Nammu
This law code is considered the oldest known law code surviving...
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Diorite Mortar
This mortar was an offering from Gudea (ruler of Lagash) to the...
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Advice for a Prince
This literary text gives an advice to a prince on how a king should...
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Shulgi of Ur
Shulgi of Ur (2029-1982 BCE) is considered the greatest king...