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Neo-Sumerian

lapis grid — There were close connections between the Indus Valley civilization and eastern Iran.

Lapis lazuli stamp seal

by Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank and The British Museum

Neo-Sumerian / Ur III — Shown with an architectural plan in his lap, this prince constructed temples to the gods and likenesses of himself.

Seated Gudea holding temple plan

by Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker

Ziggurat of Ur, c. 2100 B.C.E. mud brick and baked brick, Tell el-Mukayyar, Iraq (largely reconstructed) — The great Ziggurat of Ur has been reconstructed twice, in antiquity and in the 1980s—what’s left of the original?

Ziggurat of Ur

by Dr. Senta German