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Ancient Sumerians Stock Photos

Browse 89 ancient sumerians photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more photos and images.

The market place in the ancient Sumerian city of Nippur. In it was the temple of Enlil, the chief god of the Sumerians, whose temple-tower is seen...

The market place in the ancient Sumerian city of Nippur

Mesopotamian, Trading

Utu-hengal imploring gods for victory in battle against the Gutians, 22nd century BC. Utu-hengal, also written Utu-heg?al, Utu-he?al, Utu-hegal or...

Utu-hengal imploring gods for victory in battle against the Gutians, 22nd century BC

Sumerian Civilization, Ancient

Cuneiform writing on an ancient remnant from Nimrud , photographed in the 1980s. This way of writing using nail-shaped characters developed in...

ECRITURE CUNEIFORME A NIMROUD EN MESOPOTAMIE, Ier millénaire av JC

Mid nineteenth century transcription of an unknown Cuneiform script. Cuneiform is one of the earliest systems of writing, was invented by the...

Mid nineteenth century transcription of an unknown Cuneiform.

Cuneiform, Sumerian Civilization

Mesopotamian Ceramic, c3100BC-500BC. The Sumerians and Akkadians dominated Mesopotamia from the beginning of written history to the fall of Babylon...

Mesopotamian Ceramic

Mesopotamian weapons, c3100 BC. The Sumerians and Akkadians dominated Mesopotamia from the beginning of written history to the fall of Babylon in 539...

Mesopotamian Weapons

Sword, Mesopotamian

Cuneiform, Ahura Mazda. Cuneiform is a system of writing first developed by the ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia c. 3500-3000 BCE. Ahura Mazda, the...

Cuneiform, Zoroastrianism

Mesopotamia, Daggers, 3rd millennium BC. The Sumerians and Akkadians dominated Mesopotamia from the beginning of written history to the fall of...

Members of the Iraqi Antiquities Authority maintenance team, walks up the stairs as ongoing work takes place to restore the Great Ziggurat temple in...

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Member of the Iraqi Antiquities Authority maintenance team, stands at the top of the stairs as he works to restore the Great Ziggurat temple in the...

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Member of the Iraqi Antiquities Authority maintenance team, walks along a path as works take place to restore the Great Ziggurat temple in the...

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Members of the Iraqi Antiquities Authority maintenance team, works to restore the Great Ziggurat temple in the ancient city of Ur, believed to be the...

IRAQ-ARCHAEOLOGY-UR

Members the Iraqi Antiquities Authority maintenance team discuss the restoration work of the Great Ziggurat temple in the ancient city of Ur,...

IRAQ-ARCHAEOLOGY-UR

Members of the Iraqi Antiquities Authority maintenance team work to restore stairs, part of the Great Ziggurat temple in the ancient city of Ur,...

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Member of the Iraqi Antiquities Authority maintenance team, uses a level during works to restore the Great Ziggurat temple in the ancient city of Ur,...

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Members of the Iraqi Antiquities Authority maintenance team, works to restore the sirs at the Great Ziggurat temple in the ancient city of Ur,...

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An aerial view shows members of the Iraqi Antiquities Authority maintenance team working to restore the stairs of the Great Ziggurat temple in the...

IRAQ-ARCHAEOLOGY-UR

Cuneiform writing is pictured as a maintenance team from the Iraqi Antiquities Authority, works to restore the Great Ziggurat temple in the ancient...

IRAQ-ARCHAEOLOGY-UR

Members the Iraqi Antiquities Authority maintenance team discuss the restoration work of the Great Ziggurat temple in the ancient city of Ur,...

IRAQ-ARCHAEOLOGY-UR

Members the Iraqi Antiquities Authority maintenance team discuss the restoration work of the Great Ziggurat temple in the ancient city of Ur,...

IRAQ-ARCHAEOLOGY-UR

Members of the Iraqi Antiquities Authority maintenance team, work to restore the Great Ziggurat temple in the ancient city of Ur, believed to be the...

IRAQ-ARCHAEOLOGY-UR

Members of the Iraqi Antiquities Authority maintenance team work to restore stairs, part of the Great Ziggurat temple in the ancient city of Ur,...

IRAQ-ARCHAEOLOGY-UR

Members of the Iraqi Antiquities Authority maintenance team, work to restore the stairs of the Great Ziggurat temple in the ancient city of Ur,...

IRAQ-ARCHAEOLOGY-UR

This photo taken on April 8, 2025 shows a view of the Ziggurat of Ur in al-Nasiriyah, Iraq. The ancient city of Ur, which is famous for the Ziggurat...

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This photo taken on April 8, 2025 shows a view of the Ziggurat of Ur in al-Nasiriyah, Iraq. The ancient city of Ur, which is famous for the Ziggurat...

IRAQ-AL-NASIRIYAH-UR-ZIGGURAT

This photo taken on April 8, 2025 shows a view of the Ziggurat of Ur in al-Nasiriyah, Iraq. The ancient city of Ur, which is famous for the Ziggurat...

IRAQ-AL-NASIRIYAH-UR-ZIGGURAT

In this picture taken on April 15 people row traditional "meshhouf" boats in the Tigris river in Baghdad. A flotilla of traditional wooden boats...

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In this picture taken on April 15 a youth sits in a traditional "meshhouf" rowing boat in the Tigris river in Baghdad. A flotilla of traditional...

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In this picture taken on April 29 a carpenter uses an electric saw to cut wood as he builds a traditional "meshhouf" wooden boat at a workshop in the...

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In this picture taken on April 29 a carpenter shaves wood as he builds a traditional "meshhouf" wooden boat at a workshop in the area of al-Huwair in...

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In this picture taken on April 29 a carpenter uses an electric saw to cut wood as he builds a traditional "meshhouf" wooden boat at a workshop in the...

IRAQ-ENVIRONMENT-CULTURE-WATER-RIVERS-BOATS

This aerial view taken on April 29, 2023 shows a man rowing a newly-constructed traditional "meshhouf" wooden boat in the area of al-Huwair in the...

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In this picture taken on April 15 Iraqi artist Rashad Selim, co-founder of Safina Projects , looks on as he sits in a traditional "meshhouf" rowing...

IRAQ-ENVIRONMENT-CULTURE-WATER-RIVERS-BOATS

In this picture taken on April 15 people row traditional "meshhouf" boats in the Tigris river in Baghdad. A flotilla of traditional wooden boats...

IRAQ-ENVIRONMENT-CULTURE-WATER-RIVERS-BOATS

This aerial view taken on April 29, 2023 shows a man rowing a newly-constructed traditional "meshhouf" wooden boat in the area of al-Huwair in the...

TOPSHOT-IRAQ-ENVIRONMENT-CULTURE-WATER-RIVERS-BOATS

In this picture taken on April 15 people row traditional "meshhouf" boats in the Tigris river in Baghdad. A flotilla of traditional wooden boats...

IRAQ-ENVIRONMENT-CULTURE-WATER-RIVERS-BOATS

This aerial view taken on April 29, 2023 shows traditional traditional "meshhouf" wooden boats lying on the ground outside a workshop in the area of...

IRAQ-ENVIRONMENT-CULTURE-WATER-RIVERS-BOATS

This aerial view taken on April 29, 2023 shows a man rowing a newly-constructed traditional "meshhouf" wooden boat in the area of al-Huwair in the...

IRAQ-ENVIRONMENT-CULTURE-WATER-RIVERS-BOATS

In this picture taken on April 29, 2023 a man rows a newly-constructed traditional "meshhouf" wooden boat in the area of al-Huwair in the...

IRAQ-ENVIRONMENT-CULTURE-WATER-RIVERS-BOATS

In this picture taken on April 15 people row traditional "meshhouf" boats in the Tigris river in Baghdad. A flotilla of traditional wooden boats...

IRAQ-ENVIRONMENT-CULTURE-WATER-RIVERS-BOATS

In this picture taken on April 29 a carpenter hammers beams as he builds a traditional "meshhouf" wooden boat at a workshop in the area of al-Huwair...

IRAQ-ENVIRONMENT-CULTURE-WATER-RIVERS-BOATS

In this picture taken on April 15 people row traditional "meshhouf" boats in the Tigris river in Baghdad. A flotilla of traditional wooden boats...

IRAQ-ENVIRONMENT-CULTURE-WATER-RIVERS-BOATS

In this picture taken on April 29 a carpenter measures a plank as he builds a traditional "meshhouf" wooden boat at a workshop in the area of...

IRAQ-ENVIRONMENT-CULTURE-WATER-RIVERS-BOATS

In this picture taken on April 29 a carpenter saws off a piece of wood as he builds a traditional "meshhouf" wooden boat at a workshop in the area of...

IRAQ-ENVIRONMENT-CULTURE-WATER-RIVERS-BOATS

In this picture taken on April 15 a man rows a traditional "meshhouf" boat in the Tigris river in Baghdad. A flotilla of traditional wooden boats...

IRAQ-ENVIRONMENT-CULTURE-WATER-RIVERS-BOATS

In this picture taken on April 29 a carpenter hammers beams as he builds a traditional "meshhouf" wooden boat at a workshop in the area of al-Huwair...

IRAQ-ENVIRONMENT-CULTURE-WATER-RIVERS-BOATS

In this picture taken on April 29 a carpenter shaves wood as he builds a traditional "meshhouf" wooden boat at a workshop in the area of al-Huwair in...

IRAQ-ENVIRONMENT-CULTURE-WATER-RIVERS-BOATS

In this picture taken on April 29 a carpenter hammers beams as he builds a traditional "meshhouf" wooden boat at a workshop in the area of al-Huwair...

IRAQ-ENVIRONMENT-CULTURE-WATER-RIVERS-BOATS

In this picture taken on April 15 people row traditional "meshhouf" boats in the Tigris river in Baghdad. A flotilla of traditional wooden boats...

IRAQ-ENVIRONMENT-CULTURE-WATER-RIVERS-BOATS

In this picture taken on April 29 a carpenter hammers beams as he builds a traditional "meshhouf" wooden boat at a workshop in the area of al-Huwair...

IRAQ-ENVIRONMENT-CULTURE-WATER-RIVERS-BOATS

In this picture taken on April 29 a carpenter looks on as he builds a traditional "meshhouf" wooden boat at a workshop in the area of al-Huwair in...

IRAQ-ENVIRONMENT-CULTURE-WATER-RIVERS-BOATS

In this picture taken on April 29 a carpenter uses an electric saw to cut wood as he builds a traditional "meshhouf" wooden boat at a workshop in the...

IRAQ-ENVIRONMENT-CULTURE-WATER-RIVERS-BOATS

In this picture taken on April 29, 2023 a man rows a newly-constructed traditional "meshhouf" wooden boat in the area of al-Huwair in the...

IRAQ-ENVIRONMENT-CULTURE-WATER-RIVERS-BOATS

In this picture taken on April 15 a man rows a traditional "meshhouf" boat in the Tigris river in Baghdad. A flotilla of traditional wooden boats...

IRAQ-ENVIRONMENT-CULTURE-WATER-RIVERS-BOATS

An aerial view of the city of "Ancient Ur", the capital of the 4500-year-old Sumerians, it's believed to be the birthplace of Prophet Abraham and is...

Ancient city of Ur in Iraq's Dhi Qar

View from the city of "Ancient Ur", the capital of the 4500-year-old Sumerians, it's believed to be the birthplace of Prophet Ibrahimâ's and is...

Ancient city of Ur in Iraq's Dhi Qar

An aerial view of the city of "Ancient Ur", the capital of the 4500-year-old Sumerians, it's believed to be the birthplace of Prophet Abraham and is...

Ancient city of Ur in Iraq's Dhi Qar

General view of the city of "Ancient Ur", the capital of the 4500-year-old Sumerians, it's believed to be the birthplace of Prophet Ibrahimâ's and is...

Ancient city of Ur in Iraq's Dhi Qar

Abraham - Biblical Figure

An aerial view of the city of "Ancient Ur", the capital of the 4500-year-old Sumerians, it's believed to be the birthplace of Prophet Abraham and is...

Ancient city of Ur in Iraq's Dhi Qar

View from the city of "Ancient Ur", the capital of the 4500-year-old Sumerians, it's believed to be the birthplace of Prophet Ibrahimâ's and is...

Ancient city of Ur in Iraq's Dhi Qar