Facade of Inanna's Temple at Uruk

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 28 August 2014
Facade of Inanna's Temple at Uruk

This is part of the facade of the temple of Inanna at Uruk. There are standing male and female deities in alternate niches. Each figure holds a vessel in his/her hands and pours life-giving water forth on to the earth. The cuneiform inscriptions on the bricks mention the name of the Kassite ruler Kara-indash as the person who ordered the building of this temple. Circa 1413 BCE. From Uruk, southern Mesopotamia, Iraq. (The Pergamon Museum, Berlin).

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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Amin, O. S. M. (2014, August 28). Facade of Inanna's Temple at Uruk. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/2958/

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Amin, Osama S. M. "Facade of Inanna's Temple at Uruk." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Last modified August 28, 2014. https://www.ancient.eu/image/2958/.

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Amin, Osama S. M. "Facade of Inanna's Temple at Uruk." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 28 Aug 2014. Web. 19 Jan 2020.

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