Such plaques are about 10 to 20 centimetres (3.9 to 7.9 in) in their longest dimension. Cf. the plaque AO 6501 at the Louvre, the plaque BM WA 1994-10-1, 1 at the British Museum, or an actual mould: BM WA 1910-11-12, 4, also at the British Museum (Curtis 1996) Curtis, J.E.; Collon, D (1996). "Ladies of Easy Virtue". In H. Gasche; Barthel Hrouda (eds.). Collectanea Orientalia: Histoire, Arts de l'Espace, et Industrie de la Terre. Civilisations du Proche-Orient: Series 1 - Archéologie et Environment. Vol. CDPOAE 3. Recherches et Publications. pp. 89–95. ISBN2-940032-09-2.
According to the British Museum, this figure – of which only the upper part is preserved – presumably represents the sun-god Shamash (cf. details of 1931,1010.2)
Albenda (2005) notes "a tiny vertical indentation" but Collon (2007b) clarifies that this is merely a missing flake over a repaired fracture. Albenda, Pauline (2005). "The "Queen of the Night" Plaque: A Revisit". Journal of the American Oriental Society. 125 (2). American Oriental Society: 171–190. ISSN0003-0279. JSTOR20064325. Collon, Dominique (2007b). "The Queen Under Attack – A rejoinder". Iraq. 69. London: British School of Archaeology in Iraq: 43–51. doi:10.1017/S0021088900001042. JSTOR25608646. S2CID192937380.[dead link]
Van Buren (1936) shows three such examples, Barrelet (1952) shows six more such representations and Collon (2005) adds yet another plaque to the canon. Van Buren, Elizabeth Douglas (1936). "A further note on the terra-cotta relief". Archiv für Orientforschung. 11: 354–357. Barrelet, Marie-Thérèse (1952). "A Propos d'une Plaquette Trouvée a Mari". Syria: Revue d'Art Oriental et d'Archéologie (in French). XXIX (3). Paris: Librairie Orientaliste Paul Greuthner: 285–293. doi:10.3406/syria.1952.4791. Collon, Dominique (2005). The Queen of the Night. British Museum Objects in Focus. London: British Museum Press. ISBN978-0-7141-5043-7.
Barrelet 1952. Barrelet, Marie-Thérèse (1952). "A Propos d'une Plaquette Trouvée a Mari". Syria: Revue d'Art Oriental et d'Archéologie (in French). XXIX (3). Paris: Librairie Orientaliste Paul Greuthner: 285–293. doi:10.3406/syria.1952.4791.
Albenda (2005) notes "a tiny vertical indentation" but Collon (2007b) clarifies that this is merely a missing flake over a repaired fracture. Albenda, Pauline (2005). "The "Queen of the Night" Plaque: A Revisit". Journal of the American Oriental Society. 125 (2). American Oriental Society: 171–190. ISSN0003-0279. JSTOR20064325. Collon, Dominique (2007b). "The Queen Under Attack – A rejoinder". Iraq. 69. London: British School of Archaeology in Iraq: 43–51. doi:10.1017/S0021088900001042. JSTOR25608646. S2CID192937380.[dead link]
Albenda, Pauline (April–June 2005). "The Queen of the Night Plaque A Revisit". Journal of the American Oriental Society. 125 (2). American Oriental Society: 171–190. JSTOR20064325.
Albenda 2005. Albenda, Pauline (2005). "The "Queen of the Night" Plaque: A Revisit". Journal of the American Oriental Society. 125 (2). American Oriental Society: 171–190. ISSN0003-0279. JSTOR20064325.
Such plaques are about 10 to 20 centimetres (3.9 to 7.9 in) in their longest dimension. Cf. the plaque AO 6501 at the Louvre, the plaque BM WA 1994-10-1, 1 at the British Museum, or an actual mould: BM WA 1910-11-12, 4, also at the British Museum (Curtis 1996) Curtis, J.E.; Collon, D (1996). "Ladies of Easy Virtue". In H. Gasche; Barthel Hrouda (eds.). Collectanea Orientalia: Histoire, Arts de l'Espace, et Industrie de la Terre. Civilisations du Proche-Orient: Series 1 - Archéologie et Environment. Vol. CDPOAE 3. Recherches et Publications. pp. 89–95. ISBN2-940032-09-2.
Jacobsen 1987, (original at "Inana's descent to the nether world") Jacobsen, Thorkild (1987). "Pictures and pictorial language (the Burney Relief)". In Mindlin, M.; Geller, M.J.; Wansbrough, J.E. (eds.). Figurative Language in the Ancient Near East. London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. pp. 1–11. ISBN0-7286-0141-9.
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Albenda (2005) notes "a tiny vertical indentation" but Collon (2007b) clarifies that this is merely a missing flake over a repaired fracture. Albenda, Pauline (2005). "The "Queen of the Night" Plaque: A Revisit". Journal of the American Oriental Society. 125 (2). American Oriental Society: 171–190. ISSN0003-0279. JSTOR20064325. Collon, Dominique (2007b). "The Queen Under Attack – A rejoinder". Iraq. 69. London: British School of Archaeology in Iraq: 43–51. doi:10.1017/S0021088900001042. JSTOR25608646. S2CID192937380.[dead link]
Albenda (2005) notes "a tiny vertical indentation" but Collon (2007b) clarifies that this is merely a missing flake over a repaired fracture. Albenda, Pauline (2005). "The "Queen of the Night" Plaque: A Revisit". Journal of the American Oriental Society. 125 (2). American Oriental Society: 171–190. ISSN0003-0279. JSTOR20064325. Collon, Dominique (2007b). "The Queen Under Attack – A rejoinder". Iraq. 69. London: British School of Archaeology in Iraq: 43–51. doi:10.1017/S0021088900001042. JSTOR25608646. S2CID192937380.[dead link]
Albenda 2005. Albenda, Pauline (2005). "The "Queen of the Night" Plaque: A Revisit". Journal of the American Oriental Society. 125 (2). American Oriental Society: 171–190. ISSN0003-0279. JSTOR20064325.