Isin

An adaptation of the light novel series by Nisio Isin (Bakemonogatari).

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A famous artifact from the Isin-Larsa period (ca. 2004-1763 B.C.) known as the Burney Relief is misinterpreted by celebrated antiquarian Henri Frankfort in his The Art and Architecture of the Ancient Orient as an image of Lilith (about whom you can read a pretty good article here).

Book Review: Gilgamesh the King 2007

A famous artifact from the Isin-Larsa period (ca. 2004-1763 B.C.) known as the Burney Relief is misinterpreted by celebrated antiquarian Henri Frankfort in his The Art and Architecture of the Ancient Orient as an image of Lilith (about whom you can read a pretty good article here).

Archive 2007-08-01 2007

In late May, a front-page story in The New York Times described how the remains of the Sumerian city of Isin, northwest of Nasiriya, were being destroyed by "mobs of treasure hunters."

The Devastation of Iraq's Past Eakin, Hugh 2008

In fact, what appears to have been taking place at Isin was less anarchic rampage than an organized enterprise involving entire tribes and their communities.

The Devastation of Iraq's Past Eakin, Hugh 2008

[5] For a study of the damage at Isin and its surrounding area using similar techniques as Professor Stone's, see Carrie Hritz, "Remote Sensing of Cultural Heritage in Iraq: A Case Study of Isin," in TAARII Newsletter, The American Academic Research Institute in Iraq, Spring 2008, available at www. taarii.org/newsletters/.

The Devastation of Iraq's Past Eakin, Hugh 2008

The five of clubs, for example, depicts a U.S. soldier in desert fatigues walking over dusty mounds in Isin, Iraq.

U.S. to Troops: Play Cards, Protect a Culture 2007

Isin & Wood 1999 identify a number of alternate citizenship types that extend beyond nation state identities.

Digital Citizenship – Criticisms & Conversations « open thinking 2007

Archaeologist Susanne Osthoff holding a looted cylinder seal at Isin, Iraq, in 2003, with her escort at right and looters behind.

Archaeologist Held Hostage 2005

To Osthoff, the destruction had a special importance because Isin was her former study site.

Archaeologist Held Hostage 2005