Title
Stone statue of Kurlil From Tell al-'Ubaid
Caption
Stone statue of Kurlil From Tell al-'Ubaid / southern Iraq / Early Dynastic period / about 2500 BC. Found next to the Temple of Ninhursag. limestone statue was excavated in 1919 besides the ruins of the temple at Tell al-'Ubaid dedicated to the Sumerian fertility goddess Ninhursag. A very damaged sculpture was found alongside it / with only the upper part of the body surviving. A cuneiform inscription identifies it as Kurlil / an official in the city of Uruk who had dedicated the image to the goddess Damkina at Tell al-'Ubaid. A cuneiform sign on the right shoulder of this statue / though very worn / can be identified as part of Kurlil's name.
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP11A03_344
License type
Rights managed
Available size
50,9Mb (3,2Mb) / 13,7in x 14,5in / 4100 x 4342 (300dpi)