Tablet with Temple Hymn
This tablet, inscribed on all four sides, is one of the best preserved copies of the Sumerian hymn to the temple at Kesh. The popular hymn, written in praise of the temple built for the mother-goddess Nintu in the city of Kesh in southern Mesopotamia, describes the temple in b...
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38692
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Sadie Jones (Mrs. Henry Walters), New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sale, Joseph Brummer, New York, 1941 [Brummer inv. no. N5017]; Walters Art Museum, 1941, by purchase.
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CC0
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en
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1
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import
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| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CUR_48.1802_VwA_UK.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CUR_48.1802_VwA_UK.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CUR_48.1802_VwA_UK.jpg |
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| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/48.1802 |
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