Plaque of beer production in ancient Uruk

[Angela]

This came across my feed: it shows the production of beer in the temple of Inanna in ancient Uruk.

This is a Mesopotamian ration tablet for it:

Here the depiction is of some sort of tavern. Amazing.

 

[bicicleur 2]

they seem to have a good time in the pub

 

[wicket]

The fellow in the lower right is clearly making for the restroom.

 

[Angela]

The fellow in the lower right is clearly making for the restroom.

I thought it was his arm and hand, no?! :embarassed:

I thought it looked like a hookah bar, but those are long straws for slurping up the liquid.

 

[wicket]

Further investigation convinces me that the figure in the lower right corner is a female wearing her hair drawn back into a tight bun. She is dancing with another member of the party whose garment is partially visible. The beer hookah might actually be a large cephalopod, though it is hard to understand why such a creature would be present in a Mesopotamian tavern.