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 and mysterious as ever. Sorry for my bad memory, one year I will be here on the 17th to post a comment.
Another very nice and cool image.
Magnifique !
Awesome composition ! Well done !
fantastic work!!!
Stunning art !!!
Wonderful composition!
Gorgeous image! Beautiful work!
Wonderful picture, and an amazing view to the world of legends!
Absolutely magnificent....your talent never ceases to amaze me :-)
So very cool....
Gorgeous Work!!!!! Love your detail!!
Amazing! Your work is always inspiring & awesome!
Love this. Well done.
Fantastic image and story - very well done!!
like it ..awsome
The image is impressive and i like the text story about her. Thank's for share.
Really beautiful piece! It's great to see you creative again
Awesome creation !! Love it ! so mysterious !!
your image is impressive just stunning in fact love it
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.
Wonderful story and such a lovely scene. It's just beautiful.
This is really great. I browsed your gallery and I love your art!!!!!!!!
Beautiful image
Stunning image - great work! And thank you for the background info & link!
Your Work is so Beautiful!! Hugs Angel
very creative and fantasy。
AWESOME!
Most beautifully done.
Excellent image! Wonderful color, composition, and light! I love the yellow color and light against the blue-black of the background. Beautiful!