Sumerians
40 artifacts · 5000 BCE – 1750 BCE · artifact (12) · architecture (11) · people (10) · art (4) · spiritual (3)
As one of the earliest civilizations in human history, the Sumerians laid the groundwork for urban society in Mesopotamia. This hall presents a glimpse into their world through artifacts and architecture, showcasing innovations in writing, governance, and religion that continue to influence civilizations to this day.
The Collection
- Eridu — Ancient · architecture
- Ur — Ancient · architecture
- Inanna — Ancient · spiritual
- White Temple, Uruk — Ancient · architecture
- Mosaic Pillar of Uruk — Ancient · art
- Uruk — 3199 BCE · architecture
- Warka Vase — 3100 BCE · artifact
- Nippur — Ancient · architecture
- Kish — Ancient · architecture
- Enmerkar — Ancient · people
- Gilgamesh — 2700 BCE · people
- Ninsun — Ancient · people
- Votive Statues of Tell Asmar — Ancient · art
- Ram in a Thicket — 2600 BCE · artifact
- Great Death Pit of Ur — Ancient · architecture
- Instruction of Shuruppak — Ancient · artifact
- Kesh Temple Hymn — Ancient · artifact
- Bull-Headed Lyre of Ur — Ancient · artifact
- Standard of Ur — 2500 BCE · artifact
- Lyre of Ur — Ancient · artifact
- Lagash — Ancient · architecture
- Ekur Temple, Nippur — Ancient · architecture
- Eannatatum — Ancient · people
- Stele of the Vultures — Ancient · artifact
- Lugalzagesi — Ancient · people
- Sargon of Akkad — Ancient · people
- Victory Stele of Naram-Sin — Ancient · artifact
- Gudea of Lagash — Ancient · people
- Gudea Statue — Ancient · art
- Gudea Cylinders — Ancient · artifact
- Ziggurat of Ur — 2100 BCE · architecture
- Sumerian King List — Ancient · artifact
- Stele of Ur-Namma — Ancient · art
- Ziggurat of Nippur — Ancient · architecture
- Epic of Gilgamesh (Tablet XII) — Ancient · spiritual
- Shulgi — Ancient · people
- Ibbi-Sin — Ancient · people
- Ur-Nammu — 2000 BCE · people
- Plimpton 322 — Ancient · artifact
- Descent of Inanna — Ancient · spiritual