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35-1-397

From: Iraq | Ur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 35-1-397
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq | Ur
Period Ur III
Date Made 2100-2000 BCE
Section Near Eastern
Materials Clay
Iconography Dog | Inscription | Ur-Nammu
Inscription Language Sumerian Language
Description

Partial, inscription complete. Hand inscribed. The inscription reads: "Ur-Nammu, the King of Ur, has built his temple for Nanna, his Lord. He (Ur-Nammu) has (also) built the (city) wall of Ur for him." Complete, with impression of a hindpaw of a dog. Walker Brick No. __ no. 85

Behrens: Urnammu 5 (Walker Brick Inscription Nr. 15)

See CDLI for transliteration info.

Height 7 cm
Length 30 cm
Width 27 cm
Credit Line British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1935
Other Number U. - Field No SF | P227153 - CDLI Number | UM 35-01-397 - Other Number

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