Incantation bowls were buried upside-down at the entrances of homes in Mesopotamia,so as to trap demons who tried to enter the house. This 7th century bowl with Aramaic inscription was prepared to protect Abuna bar Geribta and Ibba bar Zawithai from a series of evil forces.

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Title: クフ (Khufu)
Genre: Mesopotamia Trance

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King Shulgi's reign was a time of change, not everyone appreciates that though...

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Hormazd Narielwalla's Mesopotamia Maze No1 & No.2, lithographs are at Booth 6, Royal Academy, Piccadilly, 4-7 May

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Agatha Christie & Iraq
Several visits 1928-1960
Murder in Mesopotamia, 1936
Absent In The Spring, 1944
They Came to Baghdad, 1951

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明けましておめでとうございます。

黒いカラスと白いカラス。

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"The Guennol Lioness" is a 5,000-year-old Mesopotamian (8.8 cm /3 1/2 in.)

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"Founding Figures: Copper Sculpture from Ancient Mesopotamia" opens today! Learn more: https://t.co/JTshZ9NLGY

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Late Bronze Age trade in glass beads between Egypt, Mesopotamia & Denmark, c.1400-1100 BC https://t.co/zUyRMtIV3y

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Babylonian elephant...#AncientMesopotamia

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✧ For today: My version of the Mesopotamian ✧ [ Decided to flex my digital muscles @@ ]

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Necklace pendants and beads, 17th–16th century B.C.; late Old Babylonian period, Mesopotamia, Gold

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Moralejas de "Fabulas de Esopo":
• A muchísimos perderse vi por confiar demasiado en sí.

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Moralejas de "Fabulas de Esopo":
• Quién no dice cuanto quiere, llega a viejo y tonto muere.

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