II.1 Ancient Mesopotamia
The Cradle of Civilization
“To Amurrum, his god, for the life of
Hammurabi, king of Babylon, and for
his own life, Lu-Nanna, [(title)], son of
Sîn-le’i, fashioned a copper statuette
(in the attitude) of a suppliant, the
face gold-plated, and dedicated it to
him to (represent) his servant.”
“dul, Ebih-il, nu-banda, Ištar Nita, sarig”
“This statue, Ebih-il, the overseer, to Ishtar (?), he dedicated.”