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Jar
4th millennium BCE

Cow amulet
Sumerian
ca. 2900–2350 BCE

Cuneiform tablet: fragment of an account
Sumerian
ca. 2600–2350 BCE

Calf amulet
Sumerian
ca. 2700–2600 BCE

Duck amulet
Sumerian
ca. 2700–2600 BCE

Figurine
Sumerian
ca. 2600–2350 BCE

Ritual vessel or stand
Sumerian
ca. 2600–2500 BCE

Inlay: male torso
Sumerian
ca. 2600–2500 BCE

Ornament
Sumerian
ca. 2900–2350 BCE

Shell fragment
Sumerian
ca. 2900–2350 BCE

Dagger
n.d.a.

Cup
Sumerian
ca. 2700–2600 BCE

Spouted jar
ca. 3400–3200 BCE

Necklace of beads
Parthian
ca. 150 BCE

Female figure wearing jewelry
ca. 2100–1750 BCE

Nail
n.d.a.

Lion head
Sumerian
ca. 2900–2350 BCE

Spatula or kohl stick
n.d.a.

Figurine
Parthian
ca. 150 BCE

Fragments of male worshiper
Sumerian
ca. 2600–2500 BCE

Cuneiform tablet impressed with two stamp seals: promissory note for dates
Achaemenid
ca. 423 BCE (?)

Cuneiform tablet: distribution of copper knives
ca. 2600–2350 BCE

Cow amulet
Sumerian
ca. 2700–2600 BCE

Plaque with a banquet scene
Sumerian
ca. 2700–2500 BCE

Inlay
n.d.a.

Cuneiform tablet: receipt of metals
Neo-Sumerian
ca. 2112–2004 BCE

Jar with impressed decoration
ca. 3400 BCE

Jar
4th millennium BCE

Bed model
Isin-Larsa–Old Babylonian
ca. 1900–1600 BCE

Jar
Babylonian or Achaemenid
ca. 6th century BCE

Lentoid seal
ca. 4500–3600 BCE

Fragmentary head of a worshiper
Sumerian
ca. 2600–2500 BCE

Unidentified object
n.d.a.

Brick with inscription of Ashurbanipal describing building work on Ekur, the temple of the god Enlil at Nippur
Assyrian
ca. 668–631 BCE

Inlay
Sumerian
ca. 2600–2500 BCE

Adze head (?)
Sumerian
ca. 2700–2600 BCE

Pendant
Sumerian
ca. 2600–2500 BCE

Cow amulet
Sumerian
ca. 2700–2600 BCE

Nail or plug
n.d.a.

Sealing
Sumerian
ca. 2600–2350 BCE