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Summary
Letter of Grand Priest Luenna-AO 4238 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
Unknown artistUnknown artist |
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Title |
Letter of Grand Priest Luenna-AO 4238 label QS:Len-gb,"Letter of Grand Priest Luenna-AO 4238"
label QS:Len,"Letter of Grand Priest Luenna-AO 4238"
label QS:Lfr,"Lettre du grand-prêtre Lu'enna-AO 4238" |
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Object type | clay tablet / archaeological artifact | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Description |
English: Letter sent by the high-priest Lu’enna to the king of Lagash (maybe Urukagina), informing him of his son's death in combat. w:Clay tablet, c. 2400 BC, found in Telloh (ancient Girsu).
Français : Lettre du grand-prêtre Lu’enna au roi de Lagash (peut-être Urukagina) l'informant de la mort de son fils au combat. Terre cuite, v. 2400 av. J.-C., trouvé à Tello (ancienne Girsu). |
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Date |
circa 2400 BC date QS:P,-2400-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 |
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Medium | clay | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions | H. 7.8 cm (3 in.), W. 7.8 cm (3 in.), D. 2.2 cm (¾ in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q19675 |
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Current location |
Department of Oriental Antiquities, Richelieu, ground floor, room 1a |
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Accession number |
AO 4238 |
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Place of discovery | Girsu | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Object history |
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Credit line | From the excavations supervised by Gaston Cros, 1904 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
References | Louvre Museum ARK ID: 010120696 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source/Photographer | Jastrow (2005) |
Licensing
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