Ur-Bau Foundation Tablet
The cuneiform script records the order of King Ur-Bau of Lagash to rebuild the temple of its main god, Ningirsu. Ur-Bau was the predecessor of the famous King Gudea. The tablet also mentions that Ur-Bau built temples for other deities to demonstrate his political influence and...
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18799
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object
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normalized
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Edgar J. Banks, 1929 [claimed found at Tello]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1929 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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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_41.106_VwA_UK.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CUR_41.106_VwA_UK.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CUR_41.106_VwA_UK.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/41.106 |
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