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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