Worshipper of Larsa

The Worshipper of Larsa is a Mesopotamian statuette on display in Room 227 at the Louvre Museum, of the paleo-Babylonian era (2004-1595 BCE).

The statuette was dedicated to the god Amurru by an inhabitant of Larsa, in order to safeguard the life of King Hammurabi (reigned c. 1792 BC-1750 BC).

The character wears a hat similar to those of royal attires and is putting his hand to his mouth, a gesture of prayer.

[2] The right side of the pedestal depicts the same character in the same position in front of a deity, which a long inscription identifies as Amurru, patron god of the Amorrites.

The pedestal bears the inscription: to Amurrum, his god, for the life of Hammurabi, king of Babylon, and for his own life, Lu-Nanna, [(title)], son of Sîn-le'i, made this copper statuette (in position of) begging, with gilded face, and dedicated it to him so it would depict his servant[3]