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B16710

Location: On Display in the Middle East Galleries

From: Iraq | Ur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number B16710
Current Location Middle East Galleries - On Display
Provenience Iraq | Ur
Archaeology Area PG 800
Section Near Eastern
Materials Gold
Description

CBS Register: VI Season. gold cockle shell of Queen Shubad with green paint.

The two cuneiform signs that compose her name were initially read as "Shub-ad" in Sumerian. Today, however, we think they should be read in Akkadian as "Pu-abi."

Height 3.3 cm
Length 8 cm
Width 6.2 cm
Credit Line British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1928
Other Number U.10932 - Field No SF

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