Hic Est Custos Templum Vitae et Mortis by Mondwin

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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AGentleMuse

12:32PM | Wed, 17 August 2011

Beautiful!!!

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singanprayisme

12:42PM | Wed, 17 August 2011

Gorgeous piece of work! Well done!

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crender Online Now!

12:49PM | Wed, 17 August 2011

Stunning artwork!

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zaigodou

1:15PM | Wed, 17 August 2011

Fantastic and very beautiful!!

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coaster1robert

1:23PM | Wed, 17 August 2011

Different. :)

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Sylvia

1:34PM | Wed, 17 August 2011

So ~Magical & Lovely~ You are so Talented, & always expect your Creations... FABULOUS!!! Thanks for sharing

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bentchick

1:40PM | Wed, 17 August 2011

I always love getting the email that says you've posted, because I'm never disappointed when I see what wonderful piece of artwork you have accomplished! I hope life has been good to you, my friend!

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