Uruk III reaches up to 3000 BCE and into the Early Dynastic period (not to be confused with the Ur III period of the twenty-first century BCE, where the numbering refers to royal dynasties, not archaeological layers)The famous Uruk Vase (found in a deposit of cult objects of the Uruk III period) depicts a row of naked men carrying various objects, bowls, vessels, and baskets of farm produce, and bringing sheep and goats, to a female figure facing the ruler.

This figure was ornately dressed for a divine marriage, and attended by a servant.

The female figure holds the symbol of the two twisted reeds of the doorpost, signifying Inanna behind her, while the male figure holds a box and stack of bowls, the later cuneiform sign signifying En, or high priest of the temple.

Especially in the Uruk period, the symbol of a ring-headed doorpost is associated with Inanna.