Queen of the night (or Burney's) Relief, Mesopotamia (Illustration)

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by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
published on 31 March 2014

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Queen of the night (or Burney's) Relief, Mesopotamia — The figure could be an aspect of the goddess Ishtar, Mesopotamian goddess of sexual love and war, or Ishtar's sister and rival, the goddess Ereshkigal who ruled over the Underworld, or the demoness Lilitu, known in the Bible as Lilith. The plaque probably stood in a shrine.

Old Babylonian era, 1800-1750 BCE, from southern Iraq (place of excavation is unknown), Mesopotamia, Iraq. (The British Museum, London)

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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Amin, O. S. M. (2014, March 31). Queen of the night (or Burney's) Relief, Mesopotamia. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/2460/

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