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B16711

Location: On Display in the Middle East Galleries

From: Iraq | Ur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number B16711
Current Location Middle East Galleries - On Display
Provenience Iraq | Ur
Archaeology Area PG 800
Section Near Eastern
Materials Silver
Iconography Cockle Shell
Description

Cockle Shell Shape

CBS Register: VI Season. Silver cockle shell of Queen Shubad with black

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 3.7 cm
Length 8.3 cm
Width 6.6 cm
Credit Line British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1928
Other Number U.10901 - Field No SF

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