Kurigalzu I
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Kurigalzu I, usually inscribed ku-ri-gal-zu but also sometimes with the m or d determinative, the 17th king of the Kassite or 3rd dynasty that ruled over Babylon, was responsible for one of the most e
‘Aqar Qūf, ancient Dūr-Kurigalzu (monumental ziggurat remnant, west of Bagdad)
Eye agate bead with cuneiform inscription of Kurigalzu I.
Door socket from Dur-Kurigalzu
Autobiography of Kurigalzu.
Nippur
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Nippur was an ancient Sumerian city. It was the special seat of the worship of the Sumerian god Enlil, the "Lord Wind", ruler of the cosmos, subject to An alone. Nippur was located in modern Nuffar 8
Kurigalzu I
…during the reign of Kadašman-Enlil I and that had become de rigueur by the later reign of Kurigalzu II. The Ekurigibara of Enlil was a temple in Nippur. During the excavation of Dur-Kurigalzu 5 fragments of a larger than life size statue were discovered. They contain the longest yet found Kassite…
Ruins of a temple platform in Nippur—the brick structure on top was constructed by American archaeologists around 1900.
The vase of Lugalzagesi, found in Nippur.
Indus Civilisation carnelian bead with white design, ca. 2900–2350 BC. Found in Nippur. An example of early Indus-Mesopotamia relations.
Incised devotional plaque, Nippur.