Hic Est Custos Templum Vitae et Mortis by Mondwin
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(The English translation of the title is: Here is the guardian of the temple of life and death.)
An ancient Sumerian legend tells of a goddess, guardian of a temple, who asked to anyone wishing to enter there if he was willing to sacrifice himself to live or to die. In both cases, there would be a price to pay, and this was no money or other material richness.
There are so many things that money can not pay or reach!
About the stone represented in the scene as a monolith, it is a temple hymn to Iddin-Dagan, king of Larsa, cuneiform (Sumerian script) inscripted clay from ca. 1950 BC. Current located in the Department of Oriental Antiquities of Louvre Museum, Paris, France.
For more info about Sumerian religion you can start from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumerian_religion
then explore many other dedicated websites about.
Comments (317)
ironsoul
Beautiful and mysterious as ever. Sorry for my bad memory, one year I will be here on the 17th to post a comment.
zmarek
Another very nice and cool image.
giselem
Magnifique !
Leije
Awesome composition ! Well done !
StudioArtVartanian
fantastic work!!!
midnight_stories
Stunning art !!!
Joltrast
Wonderful composition!
kftate
Gorgeous image! Beautiful work!
Alexander_Kroener
Wonderful picture, and an amazing view to the world of legends!
Avalonne
Absolutely magnificent....your talent never ceases to amaze me :-)
kenmo
So very cool....
rawdodb
Gorgeous Work!!!!! Love your detail!!
Flint_Hawk
Amazing! Your work is always inspiring & awesome!
tempest967
Love this. Well done.
DustRider
Fantastic image and story - very well done!!
abdooo
like it ..awsome
dent-de-lion
The image is impressive and i like the text story about her. Thank's for share.
Claywoman
Really beautiful piece! It's great to see you creative again
atlas7
Awesome creation !! Love it ! so mysterious !!
Sylverdali
your image is impressive just stunning in fact love it
BlackMoonWhiteWolf
This is very lovely and spiritual. I get a great sense that you really love your work and have placed a lot of your soul into it.
psyoshida
Wonderful story and such a lovely scene. It's just beautiful.
poupsdream
This is really great. I browsed your gallery and I love your art!!!!!!!!
anmes
Beautiful image
Spincycle
Stunning image - great work! And thank you for the background info & link!
AngelWeb58
Your Work is so Beautiful!! Hugs Angel
imdjs
very creative and fantasy。
Svin
AWESOME!
charpix
Most beautifully done.
myrrhluz
Excellent image! Wonderful color, composition, and light! I love the yellow color and light against the blue-black of the background. Beautiful!