Isin
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Isin is an archaeological site in Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate, Iraq which was the location of the Ancient Near East city of Isin, occupied from the late 4th millennium BC Uruk period up until at least t
Looters at the site of Isin
A praise poem to Iddin-Dagān from the site, currently at Musée du Louvre
Left: Cuneiform clay tablet. Old Babylonian, 1900-1700 BC Right: Sumerian cuneiform "foundation stone". This clay cone was embedded in a wall, and contains the deed of foundation of the city walls of Isin (Tell Bahriyat) by king Ishme-Dagan of Isin (1953-1935 BC)
Cylinder seal of Bur-Suen.
Ninisina
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Ninisina was a Mesopotamian goddess who served as the tutelary deity of the city of Isin. She was considered a healing deity. She was believed to be skilled in the medical arts, and could be described
A healing goddess with a dog on a kudurru
Votive statuette of a dog dedicated to Ninisina for the life of Sumuel of Larsa.