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Gudea Votive Inscription
UnknownUr III period, ca. 2100 BC
Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures Museum
Chicago, United States
This cone was written in Sumerian during the Ur III period (around 2100 BC), celebrating the restoration of a temple by Gudea, the ruler of Lagash.
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- Title: Gudea Votive Inscription
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: Ur III period, ca. 2100 BC
- Physical Location: Chicago, IL
- Location Created: Unknown
- Physical Dimensions: 10.3 x (diameter at head) 4.5 cm
- Type: Cone, Clay
- Rights: © ISAC Museum
- External Link: Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, Exhibit Catalog: Visible Language (Cat. No. 57), D. 9169
- Medium: Clay
- Photographer: Anna R. Ressman
- Photograph Registration Number: D. 9169
- Object Registration Number: ISACM A1447
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