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Source Description
This tablet is plano-convex, with an inscription of Gudea on two faces.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
3592
label
Foundation Tablet with an Inscription of Gudea
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
id
3592
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Foundation Tablet with an Inscription of Gudea
description
This tablet is plano-convex, with an inscription of Gudea on two faces.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sadie Jones (Mrs. Henry Walters), New York, 1931, by inheritance; Joseph Brummer, Paris and New York, 1941, by purchase [Brummer inv. no. N5012]; Walters Art Museum, 1941, by purchase.
date
2144-2124 BCE (Lagash II; Ur III)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Stone
tablets
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
9.8
height
7.3
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 7/8 x W: 2 7/8 in. (9.8 x 7.3 cm)
Source extras
cul
Neo-Sumerian
inscriptions
[Inscription]
reign
Gudea (ca. 2144-2124 BC)
med
black stone
creator_ids
4252
collection_ids
ANE
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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ec5d08717c1a121c
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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05daf8e33f03cdc9
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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9f1c678113da6551
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no
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no