English: A Sumerian goddess is depicted on this fragment of a chlorite vase from Southern Mesopotamia, Iraq, c. 2430 BC. The name of Entemena, ruler of Lagash, is mentioned in the included cuneiform text. The goddess is depicted wearing a flounced robe and a horned crown over long flowing hair. From her shoulders rise maces or other weapons and in her right hand is a date cluster. This may represent Nisaba or Baba,[1] or Inanna[2]. The Pergamon Museum, Berlin, Germany.
Deutsch: Vorderasiatisches Museum ( Berlin ). Gefäßfragment aus Chlorit mit Darstellung der Göttin Nisaba und einer Inschrift von Entemena, Herrscher von Lagasch ( 2430 v.Chr.).
↑Maxwell-Hyslop, K. (1992). The Goddess Nanše an Attempt to Identify Her Representation. Iraq, 54, 79-82. doi:10.2307/4200355
↑Collins, Paul (1994) Papers of from the Institute of Archaeology, volume 5, UCL
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