# The Queen of the Night: The Mysterious Burney Relief — WHE Article Discussion **URL:** \ **Category:** WHE Articles\ **Created:** [July 14, 2026, 9:00am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/the-queen-of-the-night-the-mysterious-burney-relief-whe-article-discussion/16204 "2026-07-14T09:00:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
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_The Queen of the Night_ (also known as the "Burney Relief") is a high-relief terracotta plaque of baked clay, 19.4 inches (49.5 cm) high, 14.5 inches (37 cm) wide, with a thickness of 1.8 inches (4.8 cm), depicting a naked winged woman flanked by owls and standing on the backs of two lions. The piece originated in southern Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq), most probably in Babylonia, during the reign of Hammurabi (1792-1750 BCE), as it shares qualities in craftsmanship and technique with the famous diorite stele of Hammurabi's laws and also with the piece known as _The God of Ur_ from that same period. * * * _This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/article/658/the-queen-of-the-night/](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/658/the-queen-of-the-night/)._ ---
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