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16. 9 Modern impression of a cylinder seal showing the “priest-king”
    offering vegetation to sheep with a pair of Inanna gate posts


17. 10 Modern impression of a cylinder seal of the proto-Elamite period
    showing a scene of administration


18. 11 Modern impression of an Early Dynastic I cylinder seal carved in the Brocade
    style


19. 12 Modern impression of an Early Dynastic I cylinder seal carved in the
    Glazed Steatite style


20. 13 Ancient impression of City Seal on clay mass


21. 14 Drawing of an ancient impression of a cylinder seal from Fara


22. 15 Drawing of seal impression of Mesannepadda


23. 16 Modern impression of seal found near Puabi’s body in PG 800


24. 17 Drawing of a modern impression of a cylinder seal


25. 18 Modern impression of Early Dynastic III cylinder seal


26. 19 Modern impression of a cylinder seal having the classic Akkadian
    combat scene


27. 20 Modern impression of an Old Akkadian cylinder seal


28. 21 Cuneiform tablet impressed with an in-na-ba seal


29. 1 “Blau plaque”, Jemdet Nasr period


30. 2 Statuette of woman from Khafajah, Jemdet Nasr period


31. 3 Stele of Ushumgal, Early Dynastic I


32. 4 Early Dynastic statues from Sin temple at Khafajeh


33. 5 Votive relief from Inana temple at Nippur ( 7 N 133 / 134 ), Early
    Dynastic III


34. 6 Akkadian seal with inscription and libation scene


35. 7 Seal of Ninkalla, midwife of Bau, Neo-Sumerian


36. 1 Cylinder seal impression from Warka


37. 2 Hoard of Sumerian statues from Tell Asmar, Iraq


38. 3 A 2009 reconstruction of the beaded cape and headdress of
    Lady Pu-abi


39. 4 Statue of King Enmetena


40. 5 The ‘War’ side of the Standard of Ur


41. 6 Ur III impression of cylinder seal


42. 7 Cylinder seal impression of Akkadian presentation scene of females


43. 8 Impression of Akkadian greenstone cylinder seal


44. 9 Statue of Gudea of Lagash


45. 10 Ur III statue of a female


46. 11 Early Dynastic stele in the Iraq Museum


47. 1 Map of Syria, showing the location of sites discussed in the chapter


48. 2 Chronology of western Syria and the middle Euphrates region


49. 1 Map showing key sites mentioned in text


50. 2 Chronological chart for the third millennium


51. 3 Depas cups and their distribution


52. 4 Syrian Bottles and their distribution


53. 1 Plan of the Euphrates valley around Mari showing the four canals


54. 2 Monuments in the centre of Mari


55. 3 Schematic plan of Mari

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