Plaque with Rider on Donkey

1800 BC - 1600 BC
Clay
Nippur
6.5 cm x 6.3 cm x 1.4 cm
A29458

Oriental Institute Museum

Plaque with Rider on Donkey

This small terra cotta (baked clay) plaque depicts a rider on a donkey. The lower left hand corner of the plaque is broken. The donkey was first domesticated around 3500 BC.

Collected by

Iraq Expedition
Excavated by The Oriental Institute 1952



Suggested Readings

Hunter, Erica. First Civilizations: Cultural Atlas for Young People. New York: Facts on File, 1994.

Kramer, Samuel Noah. Cradle of Civilization. Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books, 1967.

Roaf, Michael. Cultural Atlas of Mesopotamia and the Ancient Near East. New York: Facts on File, 1990.