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)
As you are only posting once a year - I've noticed that it is always the same date, is there any significance to that particular number for you ? It seems so very interesting - just like your art ... well done, BB
flawless creation my friend
Surreal wonderment.
A serene and wonderful made scene. Beautifully illustrated, and great details and mood are in it, Wilma!
sehr schöne,traumhafte Bilder hast Du in Deiner Galerie ^^
Exquisite!!!
Picture of the year ! Good to see you ! Wonderful as usual !
this is beautiful! the color, the mystery and the emotion are all well done!
Very beautiful.
wow this is wonderful done and happy to know you still alive
many symbols, beautiful artwork
This is really cool! I love it!
Very fantastic and original art work!! Great composition and colors!
Wonderful composition and scene, great work my friend!!!
stunning work!!!
very very happy and fantastic and deep image!!!!!!!!!!!
Always fascinating scene and background story! Nicely done!
So feathery. Delicious work, dear friend.
Marvelous work my friend
Sublime!
Beautiful surrealist work ! A strange thing you only post once a year and always at the same date ....
Lovely and a Wonderful legend. :)
Well versed boundary of ancient understanding.
the ancient mystics are always so interesting, nice work!!
Very Beautiful Scene!
The Sumerian mythos is indeed a rich one imbued with superb artifacts, of both written and artistic beauty. The genesis and influence of this remarkable civilization is responsible for myriad siblings down through the ages. I have enjoyed your referenced Louvre exhibits many times. Your rendering embodies numerous facets of this culture with marvelous classical imagery. Bravissima!
Please have another merry click from me.
interesting symbolism and a cleverly crafted composition, I wonder why it is, that throughout the ages, the gods have always been violent or capricious - how many cultures had gods of kindness and humanity, or even of peace?
Fantastic work on this great scene very well done my friend!!
Each 17th of august you make a very superb creation. Thank you very much! 5/5