This video discusses the Law Code Stele of King Hammurabi, basalt, Babylonian, 1792-1750 B.C.E. (Musee du Louvre, Paris) A stele is a vertical stone monument or marker often inscribed with text or with relief carving. Speakers: Dr. Beth...

This video discusses Human-headed winged lion and bull (lamassu), 883--859 B.C.E., Neo-Assyrian period, the reign of Ashurnasirpal II, Excavated at Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), northern Mesopotamia (Metropolitan Museum of Art) Speakers:...

This video [8:49] discusses the Standard of Ur, c. 2600-2400 B.C.E., 21.59 x 49.5 x 12 cm (British Museum) Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker & Dr. Beth Harris

This video [3:27] discusses the Victory Stele of Naram-Sin, Akkadian, pink limestone, 2254-2218 B.C.E. (Louvre, Paris) This monument depicts the Akkadian victory over the Lullubi Mountain people. In the12th century B.C.E., 1,000 years...

This video [6:49] Reconstruction of the Ishtar Gate and Processional Way, Babylon, c. 575 B.C.E., glazed mud brick (Pergamon Museum, Berlin).

This video discusses the Great Lyre from the "King's Grave," c. 2650-2550 B.C.E., Gold, silver, lapis lazuli, shell, bitumen and wood (University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology) Speakers: Monica Hahn, Brian...