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Statues of Males Praying .Left stute: Ebih-Il seated, alabaster, Mari,
Early Dynastic III, c. 2500 BCE, h: 52.5 cm.;
Right: man in standing prayer position, gypsum, Tell Asmar, Early Dynastic
II, 2700-2600 BCE, h: 72 cm.On the left was an official of Mari in the
Early Dynastic III period, c. 2500 BCE,
A common practice of worshippers during the Early Dynastic period was
to place votive statues in temples, thus erecting a personal representation
in eternal prayer before the gods, and eliciting eternal favors. Ebih-Il
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From the Early Dynastic - Southern Mesopotamian Period, 2900 BCE - 2350
BCE Found in Mari (Tell Hariri)
Two different types of Gods sheeple from different country regions,West
and East
Sheeple-A- B-C-D-E-F-G.
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