Hic Est Custos Templum Vitae et Mortis by Mondwin
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Description
(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)
Beautiful!!!
Gorgeous piece of work! Well done!
Stunning artwork!
Fantastic and very beautiful!!
Different. :)
So ~Magical & Lovely~ You are so Talented, & always expect your Creations... FABULOUS!!! Thanks for sharing
I always love getting the email that says you've posted, because I'm never disappointed when I see what wonderful piece of artwork you have accomplished! I hope life has been good to you, my friend!
magnificent!
she is beatiful:)
Beautiful image!!
Wow, has it been a whole year already? (lol) Awesome image as always Whylma. Very beautiful work. Bravo and best wishes from Dave :^)
Fantastice creation.
simply gorgeous :)))))))))))))
Very good work.
It seems recently it has been 1 year between your uploads my friend. I feel so blessed today to see this lovely work of art
Fantastic composition and a very interesting narrative.
fantastic creation..great effect
Beautiful work!
Gorgeous and outstanding piece of artwork my friend, superb done.
Great composition!
marvelous image
Such brilliance and so missed. Thank you for sharing your magnificent art. Hugs!
Interesting creation Wilma..Super! :)
your work is so unbelievably beautiful, your style is amazing.
Masterful my dear friend!
A wonderfully Beautiful image!! Great interpretation of the legend!! Xcellent work!!
Fantastic artwork!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow! Super image!
wow what a beauty of a story-line and even more what beautiful image render!:)*5
What a impressive work my friend, amazing surreal composition, the colors and mood are perfect, superb title and concept, congratulations! 10*