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Summary
anonymous
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Land grant to Ḫunnubat-Nanaya kudurru
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| Artist |
Unknown artist
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| Title |
Land grant to Ḫunnubat-Nanaya kudurru
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| Object type |
kudurru
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sculpture
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archaeological artifact
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| Description |
English:
Kudurru (stele) of King Melishipak I (1186–1172 BC): the king presents his daughter to the goddess Nannaya. The crescent moon represents the god Sin, the sun the Shamash and the star the goddess Ishtar. Kassite period, taken to
Susa
in the 12th century BC as war booty.
Français :
Kudurru (stèle) du roi Melishipak Ier (1186–1172 av. J.-C.) : le roi présente sa fille à la déesse Nannaya. Le soleil représente le dieu Shamash, le croissant de lune le dieu Sîn et l'étoile la déesse Ishtar. Période kassite, transféré à Suse comme butin de guerre au XIIe siècle av. J.-C.
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| Depicted people |
Meli-Shipak II
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| Date | from 1186 until 1172 BC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | grey-black limestone | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions |
height: 83 cm (32.6 in)
; width: 42 cm (16.5 in)
; thickness: 33 cm (12.9 in)
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| Collection |
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| Current location |
Department of Oriental Antiquities, Richelieu, ground floor, room 3
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| Accession number |
Sb 23
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| Place of creation |
Babylonia
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| Place of discovery |
Susa
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| Object history |
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| Credit line | Excavated by Jacques de Morgan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| References |
Louvre Museum ARK ID
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010174453
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| Source/Photographer | Jastrow (2005) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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