File:Weight Shulgi Louvre AO22187.jpg
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English: Weight of ½ mina dedicated by King Shulgi and bearing the emblem of the crescent moon: it was used in the temple of the moon-god Nanna at Ur. Ur III period.
Transliteration: {d} Nanna lugal-a-ni {d}šul-gi nitah kalag-ga lugal urim-ma lugal an-ub-da-limmu-ba-ke ba ma-na mu-na-gi-in
For {the god} Nanna his king, by {the god} Shulgi, the strong leader, King of Ur, King of the Four Corners, (this) one-half mina was verifiedFrançais : Poids d'une demi-mine (poids réel : 248 gr.) consacré par le roi Shulgi et portant l'emblème du croissant de lune ; utilisé dans le temple du dieu-lune à Ur. Période d'Ur III.
Translittération: {d} Nanna lugal-a-ni {d} šul-gi nitah kalag-ga lugal urim-ma lugal an-ub-da-limmu-ba-ke ba ma-na mu-na-gi-in
pour {le dieu} Nanna son roi, par {le dieu} Shulgi, l'homme fort, Roi d'Ur, Roi des Quatre Coins, (ce) demi-mina a été vérifiée |
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| Date | between circa 2094 and circa 2047 BC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | diorite | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Weight: 248 g (8.75 oz) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mésopotamie, room 2: Mésopotamie, 2350 à 2000 avant J.-C. environ. Richelieu, ground floor. This work is part of the collections of the Louvre (Department of Near Eastern Antiquities). |
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AO 22187  |
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| Object history | collection of Louis de Clercq | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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1967: given by Henri de Boisgelin |
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| References | Musée du Louvre, Atlas database: entry 12313 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source | Own work | ||
| Author | Marie-Lan Nguyen | ||
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