Door Socket
| Object Number: | CBS8751 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Middle East Galleries Currently On Display |
| Culture: | Babylonian |
| Provenience: | Iraq Nippur |
| Period: | Old Akkadian Period |
| Date Made: | 2340-2200 BCE |
| Early Date: | -2340 |
| Late Date: | -2200 |
| Section: | Babylonian |
| Materials: | Diorite |
| Height: | 75 cm |
| Width: | 41.5 cm |
| Thickness: | 17.5 cm |
| Credit Line: | Babylonian Expedition to Nippur I-IV, 1888-1900 |
| Other Number: | P216194 - CDLI Number B8751 - Old Museum Number CBS 08751 - Other Number |
Description
CBS Register: door socket in diorite. Sargon I.
Sharkalisharri. Royal/Monumental text. (CDLI Composite: Q000861). Dos bases de puerta, 1 media luna y una tablilla, todas con la misma inscripción. See CDLI for transliteration info and line art (hand drawing of inscription).
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Tokens to Tablets: Glimpses into 6000 Years of the History of the Ancient Near East (14 Nov 1987 - Aug 2006) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Middle East Galleries (21 Apr 2018) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Article] Legrain, Leon. 1944. "The Babylonian Collection of the University Museum". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 10. no. 3-4. pg. 1-75 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 15 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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