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Stone Foundation Tablet of Ur-Namma

Ur, [between 2112 B.C. and 2095 B.C.]
stone ;
MLC 2629
Description

1 tablet : stone ; 12.5 x 8 (7.9 at ends) x 2.7 cm

Notes

The tablet was part of the regular foundation deposit of Ur-Namma, together with a bronze figure of Ur-Namma.
Translation of inscription : "Ur-Namma, King of Ur, King of Sumer and Akkad, who rebuilt the temple of Enlil."

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