Oriental Institute
| Title | Oriental Institute |
| View | Nippur Expedition 6 |
| Series | III: Events |
| Description | Carved from a green-hued stone, this oval bowl dedicated to Inanna, goddess of love and war, was one of two identification pieces discovered by a joint archaeological expedition of the University of Chicago and the University of Pennsylvania at the city of Nippur in Iraq in 1952. |
| Subject Terms | Inanna (Deity) | Temple of Inanna (Nippur) | Nippur (Extinct city)--Antiquities | Bowls (Vessels) | Excavations (Archaeology)--Iraq |
| Photograph Date | 1952 |
| Physical Format | Photographic prints; 11.6 x 16.5 cm |
| Location | Iraq |
| Collection | Archival Photographic Files |
| Repository | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center |
| Image Identifier | apf3-01661 |
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