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The Uruk Trough, from Uruk (Warka,Iraq), Late Prehistoric period (3300-3000 BCE). The carving on the side shows a procession of sheep approaching a reed hut and two lambs emerging. It may have been a cult object in the temple of Inanna (Ishtar), the Sumerian goddess of love and fertility.A bundle of reeds (Inanna's symbol) project from the hut and at the edges of the scene. ANE, 120000 (1928-7-14,1)
Location
British Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier
ART200597
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
4000px × 2413px
Photo Credit
Erich Lessing / Art Resource, NY
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Flock of Sheep
Inanna, Sumerian goddess
Lamb
Mesopotamian
Reed, Plant
Rush, Plant
Sheep
Woodcarving