Image: Diorite mortar, an offering from Gudea to Enlil. From Nippur, Iraq. 2144-2124 BCE. Ancient Orient Museum, Istanbul
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Description: The cuneiform inscription on this diorite mortar state that this mortar was an offering from Gudea, ruler of Lagash. From Nippur, Southern Mesopotamia, Iraq. Reign of Gudea, 2144-2124 BCE. Ancient Orient Museum, Istanbul.
Title: Diorite mortar, an offering from Gudea to Enlil. From Nippur, Iraq. 2144-2124 BCE. Ancient Orient Museum, Istanbul
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