Weiner Mihályné szerk.: Az Iparművészeti Múzeum Évkönyvei 12. (Budapest, 1970)

HOPP FERENC MÚZEUM — MUSÉE FERENC HOPP - Meyer, G. R.: The Museum of Western Asiatic Antiquity in Berlin (G.D.R.) Rebuilt and Reorganized

Fig. 1. Monuments from Babylon displayed on one of the longer sides of the hall came from the temple of the goddess Innin at Uruk (3000 before our era). It is an ornamental wall from the court of that sanctuary. The mosaic mural is composed of innumerable long pegs of burned clay, coloured black, red, and white. The thick plaster on the loam-brick wall was studded with them. The coloured pegs were arranged so as to give the impression of textile designs, reminding the spectator of the woven mats that had formerly been hung on the walls to protect them from rough weather, as the walls made of stamped and sundried loam. Another find from Uruk is the large burnt-brick facade that once, at the time of the Kassite ruler Karaindash II (about 1415 before our era) embellished the temple of Innin. This façade is made up of relief tiles, which were excavated broken and have been put together again in hard detail work. A great many small finds kept in modern show-cases present a vivid picture of the diversity and liveliness of Sumerian art.