Mari Archive

Lost Kingdom Of Mari – Once Important Commercial And Political Center Of Mesopotamia

AncientPages.com | January 25, 2018

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The history of Mari is rather obscure, but it is known that it was an ancient kingdom and an important political and commercial center

This is another Meli-Šipak-dated kudurru depicting the king presents his daughter to the goddess Nannaya. The crescent moon represents the god Sin, the sun the Shamash and the star the goddess Ishtar. Kassite period, taken to Susa in the 12th century BC as war booty. Credits: Louvre/wikipedia

Artifacts

Kudurru Of Melishihu – Stone Records From The Kassite Dynasty In Babylonia

AncientPages.com | January 17, 2016

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - “Do not move an ancient boundary stone set up by your forefathers,” says the Bible book of Proverbs 22:28. Boundary markers for the property are a

Lapis lazuli cylinder seal. A suppliant goddess (left, with necklace counterweight) stands behind the robed king (center) who pours libation before the ascending sun god who holds the rod and ring of justice and rests his foot on a rectangular chequer-board mountain. Bur-Dagan, son of Kurub-Adad, inscribed on the seal, is probably the name of the owner. From a tomb in Ur, dated c. 1900 BC. BM 121418.

Shamash: Mesopotamian God Of Sun, Truth, Justice And Healing

AncientPages.com | January 11, 2016

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Shamash was the Sun god in the mythology of the ancient Near East. He was associated with truth, justice, and healing and was one of the