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wikidata:Q62098162 reasonator:Q62098162
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Title
Cone Fragment-AO 4598 a-AO 4598 b
label QS:Len-gb,"Cone Fragment-AO 4598 a-AO 4598 b"
label QS:Len,"Cone Fragment-AO 4598 a-AO 4598 b"
label QS:Lfr,"Fragment d'un cône"
Object type clay tablet / archaeological artefact Edit this at Wikidata
Description
English: Fragment of an inscripted clay cone of Urukagina (or Uruinimgina), lugal (prince) of Lagash. The inscription reads: "He [Uruinimgina] dug (…) the canal to the town-of-NINA. At its beginning, he built the Eninnu-(E-ninnu or Temple-Ninnu); at its ending, he built the Esiraran".
Français : Fragment d'un cône historique inscrit d'Urukagina ou Uruinimgina, prince de Lagash. « Il [Urukagina] creusa (…) le canal à la ville-de-NINA. À son point de départ il bâtit l'Eninnu ; à son point d'arrivée il bâtit l'Esiraran. »
Date circa 2350 BC
date QS:P571,-2350-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium terracotta
medium QS:P186,Q60424
Dimensions height: 9 cm (3.5 in) Edit this at Wikidata; width: 11.5 cm (4.5 in) Edit this at Wikidata; thickness: 1.5 cm (0.5 in) Edit this at Wikidata
dimensions QS:P2048,+9U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,+11.5U174728
dimensions QS:P2610,+1.5U174728
institution QS:P195,Q19675
Current location
Mésopotamie, room 1a: La Mésopotamie du Néolithique à l'époque des Dynasties archaïques de Sumer. Richelieu, ground floor.
This work is part of the collections of the Louvre (Department of Near Eastern Antiquities).
Accession number
AO 4598 a & AO 4598 b
Place of discovery Girsu Edit this at Wikidata
Object history
Credit line 1905: excavated by Gaston Cros. Place: Girsu.
References Louvre Museum ARK ID: 010165421 Edit this at Wikidata
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Source/Photographer Marie-Lan Nguyen (2007)
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current19:10, 20 January 2007Thumbnail for version as of 19:10, 20 January 20072,600 × 2,160 (4.2 MB)Jastrowlarger resolution, more realistic white balance
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20:14, 9 November 2005Thumbnail for version as of 20:14, 9 November 20051,180 × 975 (841 KB)Jastrow'''Description:''' Fragment of an inscripted clay cone of Urukagina (or Uruinimgina), ''lugal'' (prince) of Lagash. Terracotta, c. 2350 BC, found in Telloh (was ancient Girsu). The inscription reads: "He [Uruinimgina] dug ... the canal to the town-of-NINA

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