The artifact, called Queen Puabi's lyre, is one of four lyres that Woolley discovered in one large, elite tomb; the others have been dubbed the golden lyre, the bull-headed lyre and the silver lyre.

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Besides positioning Mesopotamia, the tablet contains descriptions ... a sea serpent, and a man-bull. This illustrates the richness of Babylonian mythology. According to experts from the British ...