Ebih-II, the
Superintendent of Mari
Statuette of Ebih-II, the Superintendent of Mari
This alabaster statuette
depicts Ebih II the superintendent (minister of finances) of the kingdom
of Mari in the middle Euphrates region.
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Ebih-Il, the Superintendent of Mari
Mari, (Middle Euphrates):Temple of Ishtar
Around 2400 BC
Statuette, alabaster
H 0.52 m
AO 17551
Description
"Civilization of the Sumerian type
dominated the whole of Semite Mesopotamia, particularly Mari, modern
day Tell Hariri in Syria, explored from 1933 onwards by André
Parrot, and in our own time by Jean Margueron. Here, statuary
developed rapidly from the middle of the third millennium, and with
a marked originality in comparison with the South. A cheerful
optimism distinguishes it sharply from the severe expressions
connected to the angular stylization of the preceding epoch,
illustrated by the statuette of Ginak. The "superintendent" was in
fact more the equivalent of a Minister of Finance. He had himself
portrayed in the fur skirt which is rendered with remarkable realism
revealing the "kaunakès" in the style shown for example on the
Urnanshe relief." -
Louvre
Genesis
15:7 - And he said unto him, I [am] the LORD that brought thee out
of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it.
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