This large Old Babylonian plaque, found in southern Iraq, was made between 1800 and 1750 B.C., and probably stood in a shrine. Named the ''Queen of the Night'', the mysterious figure could be the demo
The 34 papers of this proceedings were delivered at a conference held in March 2002 at the British Museum, and sponsored jointly by the Museum and the British School of Archaeology in Iraq. Nimrud, th
Where the Egyptians have wall paintings, the ancient Near East has cylinder seals as the main source of illustrative material, covering a range of subject matter and periods not covered by relief scul
