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The Ishtar Gate

by Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris

Reconstruction of the Ishtar Gate and Processional Way, Babylon, c. 575 B.C.E., glazed mud brick (Pergamon Museum, Berlin)

Smarthistory images for teaching and learning:

Queen of the Night (Burney relief)

Lions, Processional Way, Babylon

Auroch, Ishtar Gate, Babylon

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Ishtar Gate with Mušḫuššu and Auroch, Babylon

Ishtar Gate, Babylon

Ishtar Gate, Babylon

Ishtar Gate Inscription, Babylon

Mušḫuššu and Auroch, Ishtar Gate, Left Tower, Babylon

Ishtar Lion, Babylon

Ishtar Lion, Babylon

Lion Head (close), Babylon

Lion Head, Babylon

Processional Way (Reconstruction), Babylon

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Cite this page as: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris, "The Ishtar Gate," in Smarthistory, December 5, 2015, accessed June 9, 2023, https://smarthistory.org/neo-babylonian-2/.