File Name:
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A1410.8-a.jpg
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catalog number:
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A1410.8-a
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collection:
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Anthropology
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title:
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Cuneiform
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creator:
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Richard M. Wicker
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creator type:
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photographer
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creator:
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Daniel Steelman
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creator type:
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creator of digital collection
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description:
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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."
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subject terms:
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World Archaeology Collection; Anthropology Department; Cuneiform; Cone; Clay; Inscribed; Babylonian
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date:
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February 22, 2018
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date type:
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date of photograph
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location:
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USA, Colorado, Denver Museum of Nature and Science
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modified:
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No
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format:
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image/jpg
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file size:
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3.2 MB
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source:
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Nikon D800
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rights:
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Use with permission Denver Museum of Nature and Science
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