Women in the Ancient World

Objects:

Neolithic figurine from Catal Huyuk, Turkey

Cuneiform tablet with envelope

Enheduana, Akkadian priestess, ca. 2300 B.C.E.

A Babylonian goddess, perhaps Lilitu (Lilith) or Inanna/Ishtar, ca. 1800 B.C.E.

Cylinder seal with image of goddess Ishtar, ca. 2200 B.C.E.

Sculpture of Ur-Nanshe, the singer, ca. 2500 B.C.E.

Victory Stele of Naram Sin

Hammurabi's Code of Law, found at Susa in Iran, ca. 1750 B.C.E.

Translated text of Hammurabi's Code

Bust of Queen Nefertiti, Egypt, 18^th dynasty, from Tell el-Amarna, ca. 1350 B.C.E.

Figurine of Isis suckling Horus, Egypt, 30^th dynasty, 380-200 B.C.E.

Translated text of the Middle Assyrian harem laws, ca. 1075 B.C.E.

Female figurine, from Tell Asmar, Ur III period, ca. 2100-1800 B.C.E.

Canaanite gods, including Asherah

Female Figure in Greek Sculpture

Image of Sappho on Red Figure Vase, ca. 600 B.C.E. or later

Image of hetaerai on Red Figure Vase

Image of hetaerai on Red Figure Vase (Achilles Painter)

Tomb at Vergina, Painting of Abduction of Persephone

Sarcophagus with reclining Etuscan couple

Bust of Livia, wife of Augustus

 Ara Pacis of Augustus, with image of Augustus' family

Hercules and Omphale, from painting at Pompeii

Statue of King Menkaure and his queen, Giza, 4^th dynasty, ca. 2600 B.C.E.