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Six foundation stones, reign of King Lipit-Ishtar, c.1934-1924 BC (clay)

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CH3029523
Image title
Six foundation stones, reign of King Lipit-Ishtar, c.1934-1924 BC (clay)
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Babylonian
Location
Private Collection
Medium
clay
Date
c. 1934 BC - c. 1924 BC (C20th BC)
Dimensions
tallest: 11.3 cms
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All with identical inscriptions in thirty-seven lines of Akkadian cuneiform written in two columns around the shafts, recording a dedication of a storehouse built in the city of Isin in southern Mesopotamia by King Lipit-Ishtar, reading: "Lipit-Ishtar, shepherd who reveres Nippur, steadfast farmer of Ur, unceasing in the care of Eridu, en-priest worthy of Uruk, King of Isin, King of the land of Sumer and Akkad, favorite of the goddess Ishtar, am I. When I, Lipit-Ishtar, son of the god Enlil, established justice in the land of Sumer and Akkad, I built a storeroom, pleasing(?) to the gods Enlil and Ninlil, in Isin, my royal capital, at the palace gate" Tallest: 4 7/16 in. (11.3 cm.) high

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inscribed / foundation stone / inscription / royal / akkadian / conical / prehistoric / text / artefact / foundation stones / mesopotamia / storeroom / artifact / lipit-ishtar / architecture / artefacts / six / king / cuneiform / artifacts / mesopotamian / isin / sumerian

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