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Kudurru (stele) of King Melishipak I (1186Ð1172 BC). The king introduces his daughter to the goddess Nannaya. The crescent moon represents the god Sin, the sun the Shamash and the star represents the goddess Ishtar. Kassite period, taken to Susa in the 12th century BC as war booty. Louvre Museum. Paris, France.

Kudurru (stele) of King Melishipak I (1186Ð1172 BC). The king introduces his daughter to the goddess Nannaya. The crescent moon represents the god Sin, the sun the Shamash and the star represents the goddess Ishtar. Kassite period, taken to Susa in the 12th century BC as war booty. Louvre Museum. Paris, France.
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Kudurru (stele) of King Melishipak I (1186Ð1172 BC). The king introduces his daughter to the goddess Nannaya. The crescent moon represents the god Sin, the sun the Shamash and the star represents the goddess Ishtar. Kassite period, taken to Susa in the 12th century BC as war booty. Louvre Museum. Paris, France.
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12 CENTURY 12TH BCE 12TH CENTURY B. C. 12TH CENTURY BC 12TH CENTURY 12TH ADOLESCENCE ANCIENT AGE ANCIENT ART ANCIENT DOCUMENT ANCIENT ANT. OR.: MESOPOTAMIA ANT. OR.: SUSA ANTIQUE ANTIQUITIES ORIENTAL: MESOPOTAMIA ARCHIVE ARCHIVES ART ARTS ASSIGNMENT ASTROLOGIA ASTROLOGY ASTRONOMIA ASTRONOMY BABYLON BABYLONIAN ART BAS-RELIEF BOY CARVED CHARACTER CHARACTERS CHILD CLOTHES CRESCENT MOON CULT DAUGHTER DETAIL DOCUMENT DONATION DRESS EMBOSSED FIGURE FIGURES FIGURINE FURNITURE: THRONE GARMENT GIFT GIFTS GIRL GOD GODDESS GOWN GRANTING GREY-BLACK HISTORIA UNIVERSAL HISTORIA HISTORY HISTORY. INTRODUCE IRAQ ISHTAR KASSITE KASSITES KING KUDURRU LEGEND LUNA MAN MELI-SHIPAK MELISHIPAK I MELISHIPAK MEN MESOPOTAMIA MESOPOTAMIAN ART MESOPOTAMIAN MESOPOTAMICA MONARCH MOON MYTHOLOGICAL MYTHOLOGY NANNAYA OLD OLD OLD OLD STORY SEASON OLD ORTHOSTAT PERIOD PERSONAJE PERSONALITY PIECE PLANET PLANETS PRESENT (GIFT) PRESENT RELIEF RELIEFS RELIEVE RELIGION RITE RITUAL RULER SCULPTED SCULPTING SCULPTURE SCULPTURE. SCULPTURES SCUPTURE SEATED SHAMASH SIT DOWN SIT SITS SITTING SKY SOCIETY SOL STAR STARS STATUETTE STELA STELE STELE, ALL SUN SUNBEAM SUNSHINE SUSA SUSA, IRAN TAKEN THRONE WAR BOOTY WATER WOMEN XII CENTURY YOUTH