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Source Description
This tablet is plano-convex, and has an inscription of Gudea on two faces.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
29432
label
Foundation Tablet with Inscription of Gudea
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
29432
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Foundation Tablet with Inscription of Gudea
description
This tablet is plano-convex, and has 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. N5010]; Walters Art Museum, 1941, by purchase.
date
2144-2124 BCE (Lagash II; Ur III)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Stone
tablets
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
10.2
height
7
dimensionsRaw
H: 4 x W: 2 3/4 in. (10.2 x 7 cm)
Source extras
cul
Neo-Sumerian
inscriptions
[Inscription]
reign
Gudea (ca. 2144-2124 BC)
med
limestone
creator_ids
4252
collection_ids
ANE
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
3f1e3348efd8654f