M0008445: Plaques of the Sumerian grain goddess Ninsaba, c.2000 B.C.

Previous title, replaced September 2020: Plaques of the Sumerian grain goddess Ninsaba, circa 2000BC

Reproduction of three carvings of the Sumerian goddess of writing, learning and harvest, Nisaba, dated c.2000 B.C. The reproductions are from an unknown publication.

November 1941

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.