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Hic Est Custos Templum Vitae et Mortis

2D Fantasy posted on Aug 17, 2011
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(The English translation of the title is: Here is the guardian of the temple of life and death.) An ancient Sumerian legend tells of a goddess, guardian of a temple, who asked to anyone wishing to enter there if he was willing to sacrifice himself to live or to die. In both cases, there would be a price to pay, and this was no money or other material richness. There are so many things that money can not pay or reach! About the stone represented in the scene as a monolith, it is a temple hymn to Iddin-Dagan, king of Larsa, cuneiform (Sumerian script) inscripted clay from ca. 1950 BC. Current located in the Department of Oriental Antiquities of Louvre Museum, Paris, France. For more info about Sumerian religion you can start from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumerian_religion then explore many other dedicated websites about.

Comments (317)


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flaviok

9:38AM | Wed, 17 August 2011

Soberba obra de arte minha amiga, texto excelente, magnifica, aplausos (5)

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Bossie_Boots

9:38AM | Wed, 17 August 2011

This is incredible and i love the sentiment money is the root of all evil love health and happiness and you are the richest person in the world amazing my friend hugs lou x

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ZanderXL

9:39AM | Wed, 17 August 2011

A fabulous snipped from this ancient religion and culture.

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doarte

9:39AM | Wed, 17 August 2011

A beautiful moment of antiquity. So good to see you post again, have missed your brilliant work!

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MistyLaraCarrara

9:40AM | Wed, 17 August 2011

jolie!

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mariogiannecchini

9:44AM | Wed, 17 August 2011

Come tutti gli anni , la tua bella immagine, cara Wilma ! Immagine stupenda in tutti i suoi elementi ! e mi piace molto questa conclusione : ci sono cose che nessuna ricchezza è in grado di pagare ! Comme chaque année, votre belle image Wilma chers! Belle image dans son intégralité! et j'aime vraiment cette conclusion: il ya des choses qui ne peuvent payer la richesse!

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Bampster

9:52AM | Wed, 17 August 2011

Absolutely fantastic! It has been a long time since I have seen any of your brilliant work, but this image more than makes up for the wait. Strange, recently I have been studying Sumerian Myths and incorporating some of it in my drawings. Guess this is an example of synchronicity, excellence and 5+!!!!!.

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Ancel_Alexandre

10:02AM | Wed, 17 August 2011

Really interesting explanation, and great pic! Bravo!

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waldodessa

10:06AM | Wed, 17 August 2011

Just beautiful!

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PREECHER

10:10AM | Wed, 17 August 2011

lovely imagery and like the history thrown into the visual... chills and thrills

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jmb007

10:11AM | Wed, 17 August 2011

splendide image wilma!

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texboy

10:18AM | Wed, 17 August 2011

totally beautiful....!

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mila_s

10:24AM | Wed, 17 August 2011

Cool.

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ArtistKimberly

10:29AM | Wed, 17 August 2011

Just beautiful

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MagikUnicorn

10:32AM | Wed, 17 August 2011

Once a year but always beautiful :)

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hazelfaye

10:44AM | Wed, 17 August 2011

A lovely vision

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renecyberdoc

10:57AM | Wed, 17 August 2011

excellent work and fine story bit.

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lyron

11:03AM | Wed, 17 August 2011

Awesome creation!!!

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5391151

11:10AM | Wed, 17 August 2011

wow

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bernieloehn

11:14AM | Wed, 17 August 2011

Very interesting background story and superb picture!

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mickeyrony

11:20AM | Wed, 17 August 2011

Always a high-end work my Beatiful . Do not believe that money buys everything ........ and certainly not health .... Congratulations again and many thanks for sharing your efforts ((5 + +)) Toujours un travail haut de gamme ma Belle . Il ne faut pas croire que l'argent achète tout ........et surtout pas la santé.... Bravo encore et mille mercis de partager tes efforts ((5++))

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Lenord

11:20AM | Wed, 17 August 2011

Ahh, it is August 17th again, another year has flown on the wings of yesterday. I agree no amount of Money can buy what is important in Life, happiness and fulfillment are gifts from Life that come in small parcels and infrequently, they must tucked away in the memory to be savored when needed. It is indeed good to see another installment of your incredible art and words, thank you my friend. Peace

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Jay-el-Jay

11:42AM | Wed, 17 August 2011

A superb piece of work definitely worth the wait.I like the way the gaurdian is gazing out directly at the viewer.

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Mousson

11:51AM | Wed, 17 August 2011

splendide image!!!

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structure

11:52AM | Wed, 17 August 2011

wonderfully expressed idea my friend, love the light

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adorety

12:02PM | Wed, 17 August 2011

Fantastic imagery and scene. Great surrealness and excellent painting. Thanks for the info and links.

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jcrjuan

12:08PM | Wed, 17 August 2011

ECELENTE TRABAJO, U A COMPOSICION MAGNIFICA

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gibby.g

12:09PM | Wed, 17 August 2011

Powerful artwork. The lighting is very atmospheric. Worth the year long wait!

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CarolSassy

12:11PM | Wed, 17 August 2011

Brilliant, awesome work! (:

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Ithildien

12:32PM | Wed, 17 August 2011

Very beautiful piece of art! It's good to see some of your creations again!


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