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anonymous: Land grant to Ḫunnubat-Nanaya kudurru  wikidata:Q6484070 reasonator:Q6484070
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Title
Land grant to Ḫunnubat-Nanaya kudurru
label QS:Lfr,"Kudurru de Meli-Shipak"
label QS:Len-gb,"kudurru-Sb 23"
label QS:Len,"Land grant to Ḫunnubat-Nanaya kudurru"
label QS:Lde,"Kudurru-Sb 23"
label QS:Les,"kudurru-Sb 23"
Object type kudurru / sculpture / archaeological artefact Edit this at Wikidata
Description
English: Kudurru (stele) of King Melishipak I (1186–1172 BC): the king presents his daughter to the goddess Nannaya. The crescent moon represents the god Sin, the sun the Shamash and the star the goddess Ishtar. Kassite period, taken to Susa in the 12th century BC as war booty.
Français : Kudurru (stèle) du roi Melishipak Ier (1186–1172 av. J.-C.) : le roi présente sa fille à la déesse Nannaya. Le soleil représente le dieu Shamash, le croissant de lune le dieu Sîn et l'étoile la déesse Ishtar. Période kassite, transféré à Suse comme butin de guerre au XIIe siècle av. J.-C.
Depicted people Meli-Shipak II Edit this at Wikidata
Date from 1186 until 1172 BC
date QS:P571,-1150-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P580,-1186-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P582,-1172-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium grey-black limestone
Dimensions height: 83 cm (32.6 in) Edit this at Wikidata; width: 42 cm (16.5 in) Edit this at Wikidata; thickness: 33 cm (12.9 in) Edit this at Wikidata
dimensions QS:P2048,+83U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,+42U174728
dimensions QS:P2610,+33U174728
institution QS:P195,Q19675
Current location
Department of Oriental Antiquities, Richelieu, ground floor, room 3
Accession number
Sb 23
Place of creation Babylonia Edit this at Wikidata
Place of discovery Susa Edit this at Wikidata
Object history
Credit line Excavated by Jacques de Morgan
References Louvre Museum ARK ID: 010174453 Edit this at Wikidata
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Source/Photographer Jastrow (2005)
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