WikiVisually
Infinite photos and videos for every Wiki article · Find something interesting to watch in seconds
Presidents Wars and Battles Celebrities Great Museums Animals Kings of France Largest Empires Sports Best Campuses Great Artists Tallest Buildings Famous Castles Richest US Counties Supercars History by Country Great Cities Largest Palaces Orders and Medals Recovered Treasures Countries of the World Rare Coins Crown Jewels Wonders of Nature British Monarchs World Banknotes Ancient Marvels
more top lists
History
Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta
Videos
Page
Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta is a legendary Sumerian account, preserved in early post-Sumerian copies, composed in the Neo-Sumerian period . It is one of a series of accounts describing the conflicts between Enmerkar, king of Unug-Kulaba, and the unnamed king of Aratta.
Fragment of a tablet with "Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta", c. 1900–1600 BC.
Fragment of a tablet with "Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta", c. 1900–1600 BC.
Uruk
Videos
Page
Uruk, today known as Warka, was a city in the ancient Near East situated east of the present bed of the Euphrates River on the dried-up ancient channel of the Euphrates. The site lies 93 kilometers northwest of ancient Ur, 108 kilometers southeast of ancient Nippur, and 24 kilometers southeast of ancient Larsa. It is 30 km (19 mi) east of modern Samawah, Al-Muthannā, Iraq.
Devotional scene to Inanna, Warka Vase, c. 3200–3000 BC, Uruk. This is one of the earliest surviving works of narrative relief sculpture.
Devotional scene to Inanna, Warka Vase, c. 3200–3000 BC, Uruk. This is one of the earliest surviving works of narrative relief sculpture.
Uruk King priest feeding the sacred herd
Uruk King priest feeding the sacred herd
An Uruk period cylinder-seal and its impression, c. 3100 BC. Louvre
An Uruk period cylinder-seal and its impression, c. 3100 BC. Louvre
Partially reconstructed facade and access staircase of the Ziggurat of Ur, originally built by Ur-Nammu, Neo-Sumerian period, circa 2100 BC
Partially reconstructed facade and access staircase of the Ziggurat of Ur, originally built by Ur-Nammu, Neo-Sumerian period, circa 2100 BC