국립중앙박물관 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF KOREA

Stele of the protective goddess Lama

Stele carved with a goddess in low relief, identified as such by her horned headdress. Her arms are raised in the pious gesture of an “interceding deity” who brings a man, usually a king, before a greater god. A Sumerian inscription, in dedication to Inanna on behalf of the Kassite King Nazi-Maruttash, embellishes her skirt. It was likely installed in the Eanna temple district at Uruk.