Overview Curatorial Departments Near Eastern Antiquities Egyptian Antiquities Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities Islamic Art Sculptures Decorative Arts Paintings Prints and Drawings Kaleidoscope Databases My Personal Space Demo Sign In to My Space Forgot Your Password? Donate Online Professionals Overview Journalists Companies Tourism Professionals Professionals & Associations Teachers Young People (Under 30) Overview Under-18s 18 to 30s Support the Louvre	Home - Collection - Curatorial Departments - Mésopotamie Antiquités orientales: Mésopotamie Sort by period or theme All the works (186) Mésopotamie (59) Levant (46) Anatolie (7) Iran (60) Arabie (8) Après la Conquête d'Alexandre (6) 59 selected works Page 1 / 7 1 2 3 4 ... Mésopotamie From the Greek word meaning "land between two rivers", the term Mesopotamia designates the valley of the Tigris and the Euphrates. The fertile plains, bordered by more arid steppes, form a geographic entity that corresponds to modern-day Iraq and part of Syria.

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