Ur-Namu Stele
B16676.14
Location: On Display in the Middle East Galleries
From: Iraq | Ur
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
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Object Number
B16676.14
Current Location
Middle East Galleries - On Display
Provenience
Iraq | Ur
Section
Near Eastern
Materials
Stone
Iconography
King | God
Description
King before God, etc.
CBS Register: U.2761a-f, 6409, 6587, 3264, 3265, 3266, 3268, 3329, 330a-d, 3215. Stela of Ur-Nammu
Height
97 cm
Width
72.5 cm
Depth
15 cm
Credit Line
British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1926
Other Number
#38-Leg and Skirt;#67,48,49,50,51-Robe Frags.;#46-Worn Hand;#64-Chariot Front;#65-"plow";#37-Legs and Hoof. - Old Catalog Number
Current & Past Exhibitions
Bibliography
[Book] Woolley, Charles L. Ur Excavations: The building of the Third Dynasty .. Published for the Trustees of the Two Museums by the Oxford University Press. Vol. VI. Actual Citation
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[Catalogue, Exhibition] Aruz, Joan. 2003. Art of the First Cities: The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus .. New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 444
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[Catalogue] Canby, Jeanny V. 2001. The "Ur-Nammu" Stela Vol.: University Museum Monograph 110 .. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 33:8b-d, 31-33
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[Article] Legrain, Leon. 1927. "The Stela of the Flying Angels". The Museum Journal . Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 18. no. 1. pg. 74-98 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 84, 85View Objects related to this Actual Citation
[Article] Woolley, Charles L. 1925. "The Expedition to Ur". The Museum Journal . Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. XVI. no. 1. pg. pp. 27-55 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p.48-49, 51-52, 54View Objects related to this Actual Citation
[Article] Legrain, Leon. 1944. "The Third Dynasty of Ur. The Stela of Ur – Nammu". The University Museum Bulletin . Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. X. no. 3-4. pg. pp.56-57 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: fig. 37View Objects related to this Actual Citation
[Article] Kramer, Samuel N. 1952. "Law and Love, A Hymn, A Prayer, and a Word to the Wise". The University Museum Bulletin . Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. XVII. no. 2. pg. pp. 23-42 : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 28, fig 14View Objects related to this
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