Plaques showing Nergel, king of the Netherworld and god of war, death and plagues, alongside a plaque depicting a goddess in the middle of two gods. From Mesopotamia and Mari (Tell Hariri, Syria) respectively. From the 2nd millennium BC.

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Plaques showing Nergel, king of the Netherworld and god of war, death and plagues, alongside a plaque depicting a goddess in the middle of two gods. From Mesopotamia and Mari (Tell Hariri, Syria) respectively. From the 2nd millennium BC.

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