Oriental Institute
| Title | Oriental Institute |
| View | Nippur Expedition 32 |
| Series | III: Events |
| Description | Household divinity seated on a simple throne, 1800 BCE, the accoutrement held in his left hand is lost. A joint University of Chicago-University of Pennsylvania expedition to the city of Nippur in Iraq found the figure broken in pieces in a chapel within the living quarters of scribes. It was painted red save for a black beard. |
| Subject Terms | Gods--Iraq | Scribes (People) | Sculpture, Ancient--Iraq | Nippur (Extinct city)--Antiquities | Excavations (Archaeology)--Iraq |
| Photograph Date | 1950 |
| Physical Format | Photographic prints; 24.0 x 16.0 cm |
| Location | Iraq |
| Collection | Archival Photographic Files |
| Repository | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center |
| Image Identifier | apf3-01684 |
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