Image: Nergal symbol, Old-Babylonian fired clay plaque from Nippur, Southern Mesopotamian, Iraq
Size of this preview: 519 × 599 pixels. Other resolutions: 208 × 240 pixels | 3,328 × 3,842 pixels.
Original image (3,328 × 3,842 pixels, file size: 10.16 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
Description: Nergal (Mesopotamian deity of the underworld), flanked by 2 small human figures. Old-Babylonian fired clay plaque, 2003-1595 BCE. From Nippur, Southern Mesopotamian, Iraq. From the 2nd excavation season of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago at Nippur (found at the Scribal Quarter). The Sulaymaniyah Museum, Iraqi Kurdistan.
Author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg)
Usage Terms: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0
License: CC-BY-SA-3.0
License Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
Attribution Required?: Yes
Image usage
The following page links to this image:
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise.
