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Mesopotamian Terracotta Foundation Nail for Ningirsu, the Strong Hero of Enlil His King, Gudea

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3rd-2nd millennium B.C. Conical foundation nail fragment with broad domed top, columns of cuneiform text to the shank:'dnin-gir -suur-sa?-kal-ga-den-lil -lalugal-a-nigu -de -a ensi?IR.BUR.LAki-kenig -du -e pa mu-na-ee -ninnu AN.IM.DUGUD-babbar -ra-ni mu-na-duki-bi mu-na-gi',reading: 'Ningirsu, the strong hero of Enlil his king, Gudea, ruler of Laga?, made ideal values shine and built Eninnu, his white eagle, and restored it'. Cf. similar item in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, under accession no.45.90, for type. 338 grams, 92 mm (3 5/8 in.).

Acquired in London in 1995.European private collection.

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Mesopotamian Terracotta Foundation Nail for Ningirsu, the Strong Hero of Enlil His King, Gudea

Name: Mesopotamian Terracotta Foundation Nail for Ningirsu, the Strong Hero of Enlil His King, Gudea
SKU: 170613476
Price: 340 GBP
Availability: InStock