Sumer

A <n>Sumerian teaching tablet</n> from the <n>Library of Congress</n> collection.

Photo by <n>Maria Conceicao Prazeres Coelho</n>.

A relief from Nimrud depicting the god <n>Ninurta</n> battling the monster <n>Anzû</n>, 883-859 BCE. Now in <n>The British Museum</n>.

The <n>Tell Asmar Hoard</n>, a group of Sumerian votive figures from c. 2700 BCE.

The <n>Babylonian Map of the World</n>, also known as <n>Imago Mundi</n>, a clay tablet from c. 600 BC.

The <n>Sumerian Planisphere</n> (K.8538), a Neo-Assyrian clay tablet from the 7th century BC. Courtesy of the <n>British Museum</n>.