Burney Relief
The Burney Relief (also known as the Queen of the Night relief) is a Mesopotamian terracotta plaque in high relief of the Isin-Larsa- or Old-Babylonian period, depicting a winged, nude, goddess-like figure with bird's talons, flanked by owls, and perched upon two lions. The relief is displayed in the British Museum in London, which has dated it between 1800 and 1750 BCE. It originates from southern Iraq, but the exact find-site is unknown. Apart from its distinctive iconography, the piece is noted for its high relief and relatively large size, which suggest that it was used as a cult relief, making it a very rare survival from the period. However, whether it represents Lilitu, Inanna/Ishtar, or Ereshkigal, is under debate. The authenticity of the object has been questioned from its first a
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Burney Relief
The Burney Relief (also known as the Queen of the Night relief) is a Mesopotamian terracotta plaque in high relief of the Isin-Larsa- or Old-Babylonian period, depicting a winged, nude, goddess-like figure with bird's talons, flanked by owls, and perched upon two lions. The relief is displayed in the British Museum in London, which has dated it between 1800 and 1750 BCE. It originates from southern Iraq, but the exact find-site is unknown. Apart from its distinctive iconography, the piece is noted for its high relief and relatively large size, which suggest that it was used as a cult relief, making it a very rare survival from the period. However, whether it represents Lilitu, Inanna/Ishtar, or Ereshkigal, is under debate. The authenticity of the object has been questioned from its first a
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Das Burney-Relief, auch Königi ...... wester Ereškigal sowie Lilith.
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El altorrelieve, La Reina de l ...... igris y Éufrates, actual Irak.
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Il Rilievo Burney è un altoril ...... custodito al museo del Louvre.
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La plaque Burney appelée aussi ...... st conservée au British Museum
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The Burney Relief (also known ...... r over the subsequent decades.
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منحوتة ملكة الليل وهي لوحة منح ...... ن أنها تمثل الإلهة إيريشكيغال.
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A likely representation of either Ereshkigal or Ishtar
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Room 56, British Museum, London
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Burney Relief / Queen of the Night
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Made in Babylonia
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Das Burney-Relief, auch Königi ...... offensichtlich eine Gottheit.
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El altorrelieve, La Reina de l ...... igris y Éufrates, actual Irak.
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Il Rilievo Burney è un altoril ...... custodito al museo del Louvre.
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La plaque Burney appelée aussi ...... st conservée au British Museum
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The Burney Relief (also known ...... en questioned from its first a
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منحوتة ملكة الليل وهي لوحة منح ...... ن أنها تمثل الإلهة إيريشكيغال.
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Burney Relief
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Burney-Relief
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La Reina de la Noche (relieve)
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Plaque Burney
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Rilievo Burney
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ملكة الليل (منحوتة)
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