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Image Archives
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DMNSDMS~4~4
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A1410.8-d.jpg
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A1410.8-d.jpg
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catalog number:
A1410.8-d
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A1410.8-d
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collection:
Anthropology
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Anthropology
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title:
Cuneiform
title
Cuneiform
title
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creator:
Richard M. Wicker
creator
Richard M. Wicker
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creator type:
photographer
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photographer
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false
creator:
Daniel Steelman
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Daniel Steelman
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creator type:
creator of digital collection
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creator of digital collection
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description:
Babylonian tablet with inscribed cuneiform cone dated to circa 2200 BCE. These cones, found in the ruins of Babylonian temples, served as a record of the construction of the temple. They were made by the temple priests who inscribed and sold them to the pilgrims. This clay cone reads "To the God Nin-Gir-Su, the mighty hero of the God Bel, has Gudea, the priest king of Lagash, who for the preservation of his life, completed the construction of the temple Na-Ana in the city quarter of Girsu, dedicated this cone."
description
Babylonian tablet with inscribed cuneiform cone dated to circa 2200 BCE. These cones, found in the ruins of Babylonian temples, served as a record of the construction of the temple. They were made by the temple priests who inscribed and sold them to the pilgrims. This clay cone reads "To the God Nin-Gir-Su, the mighty hero of the God Bel, has Gudea, the priest king of Lagash, who for the preservation of his life, completed the construction of the temple Na-Ana in the city quarter of Girsu, dedicated this cone."
description
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subject terms:
World Archaeology Collection; Anthropology Department; Cuneiform; Cone; Clay; Inscribed; Babylonian
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World Archaeology Collection; Anthropology Department; Cuneiform; Cone; Clay; Inscribed; Babylonian
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date:
February 22, 2018
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February 22, 2018
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date type:
date of photograph
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date of photograph
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location:
USA, Colorado, Denver Museum of Nature and Science
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USA, Colorado, Denver Museum of Nature and Science
location
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modified:
No
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No
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format:
image/jpg
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image/jpg
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file size:
3.2 MB
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3.2 MB
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source:
Nikon D800
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Nikon D800
source
false
rights:
Use with permission Denver Museum of Nature and Science
rights
Use with permission Denver Museum of Nature and Science
rights
false