Murex_Rimush_Louvre_AO21404.jpg
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Object
Artist |
Unknown artist
Unknown artist
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Description |
English:
Murex (mollusc of the muricidae family) bearing the name of Rimush, king of Kish. The shell comes from the Red Sea or the Persian Gulf.
(For the other dating): following w:Sargon of Akkad -(his father), reign ca. 2270 to 2215 BC, w:Rimush of Akkad 's dating is 2215/2214 to 2206 BC.
Français :
Murex (mollusque de la famille des muricidæ) portant le nom de Rimush, roi de Kish. Le coquillage provient de la Mer Rouge ou du golfe Persique.
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Date |
circa 2270
BC
date QS:P571,-2270-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q19675
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Current location |
Mésopotamie,
room 2: Mésopotamie, 2350 à 2000 avant J.-C. environ
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Richelieu, ground floor.
This work is part of the collections of the Louvre (Department of Near Eastern Antiquities). |
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Accession number |
AO
21404
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Credit line | old fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||
References | Musée du Louvre, Atlas database : entry 12118 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Permission
( Reusing this file ) |
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Photograph
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Source | Own work | |||
Author | Marie-Lan Nguyen | |||
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( Reusing this file ) |
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