Description
Standing male worshiper ca. 2900-2600 B.C. Sumerian in Mesopotamia gods were thought to be physically present in the materials & experiences of daily life. Enlil, considered the most powerful Mesopotamian god during most of the third millennium B.C., was a "raging storm" or "wild bull," while the goddess Inanna reappeared in different guises as the morning & evening star. Deities literally inhabited their cult statues after they had been animated by the proper rituals, & fragments of worn statues were preserved within the walls of the temple. This standing figure, with clasped hands & a wide-eyed gaze, is a worshiper. It was placed in the "Square Temple" at Tell Asmar, perhaps dedicated to the god Abu, in order to pray perpetually on behalf of the person it represented. For humans equally were considered to be physically present in their statues. Similar statues were sometimes inscribed with the names of rulers & their families. height of the largest figure; Dimensions: 11 5/8 x 5 1/8 x 3 7/8 in. (29.5 x 12.9 x 10 cm) Made to order Standing Male Worshiper/Sumerian Statue/Babylonian Statue/ Sumerian Votive Workshipper/Sumerian Male/Female Worshiper
