Uruk

Uruk, the archeological site known today as Warka, was an ancient city in the Near East or West Asia, located east of the current bed of the Euphrates River, on an ancient, now-dried channel of the river in Muthanna Governorate, Iraq. The site lies 93 kilometers (58 miles) northwest of ancient Ur, 108 kilometers (67 miles) southeast of ancient Nippur, and 24 kilometers (15 miles) northwest of ancient Larsa.

archaeological culture

form of seal used in ancient times to roll an impression onto a two-dimensional surface

E-anna ( , "House of Heaven"), also referred to as the Temple of Inanna, was a monumental ancient Sumerian temple complex in Uruk. Considered the "residence" of Inanna, it was among the most prominent and influential religious institutions of ancient Mesopotamia. Mentioned throughout the Epic of Gilgamesh and various other texts, the evolution of the gods to whom the temple was dedicated to over time is also the subject of scholarly study.

carved alabaster vessel found in a Sumerian temple complex in Uruk, Iraq

British archaeologist (1821-1858)

mask possibly depicting Inanna

general type of domestic sheep

Old Babylonian poem

Story in Sumerian mythology

One of the most important temples located near the city of Warka archaeological in Iraq, and is located in the Warka district in Muthanna province (Samawah) in Iraq

Article of Inanna temple

Ninšatapada (also romanized as Ninshatapada; active 1800 BCE) was a Mesopotamian princess from the Old Babylonian dynasty of Uruk. She is known from a letter addressed to Rim-Sîn I, in which she implores him to restore her to her former position as a high priestess of Meslamtaea. The letter was incorporated into the curriculum of Mesopotamian scribal schools.