Statue of Ebih-Il
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The Statue of Ebih-Il is a 25th-century BC statue of the praying figure of Ebih-Il, superintendent of the ancient city-state of Mari in modern eastern Syria. The statue was discovered at the Temple of
Statue of Ebih-Il, superintendent of Mari
Excavation of the head of Ebih-Il (22 January 1934)
Head of Ebih-Il (discovery, 22 January 1934)
Body of Ebih-Il (discovery, 23 January 1934)
Ishqi-Mari
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Ishqi-Mari or Ishgi-Mari, previously read Lamgi-Mari, was a King of the second Mariote kingdom. He is one of three Mari kings known from archaeology, Ikun-Shamash probably being the oldest one. The th
Statue of Ebih-Il
…Parrot. The head was found on the pavement of the outer court of the Temple of Ishtar, and a few meters away the body along with a smaller statue of King Lamgi-Mari. The left arm and elbow were broken, and the base of the right elbow was shattered. The statues were the first major discovery of the Mari excavations…
Statue of Ishqi-Mari, Aleppo National Museum. Here seen at an exhibition in the Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris in 2014.
Excavation of the statue of Ishqi-Mari on 23 January 1934
Ishqi-Mari statue (front)
Ishqi-Mari statue (side)