Statue of Ebih-Il

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Statue of Ebih-Il
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Statue of Ebih-Il, superintendent of Mari
MaterialGypsum, schist, shells, lapis lazuli
Height52.5 centimetres (20.7 in)
Width20.6 centimetres (8.1 in)
Depth30 centimetres (12 in)
Createdc. 2400 BC
Period/cultureSumerian
Discovered1934
PlaceTemple of Ishtar, Mari, Syria
Present locationMusée du Louvre, Paris
IdentificationAO 17551
The Statue of Ebih-Il was discovered in Mari, modern Syria

The Statue of Ebih-Il is a 25th-century BC statue of the praying figure of Ebih-Il (