King Hammurabi at Worship

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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Fragment of a stone stele dedicated by Itur-Ashdum, king Hammurabi at worship.

The cuneiform inscription states that a high official called Itur-Ashdum dedicated a statue of a lamma to the goddess Ashratum in her temple on behalf of King Hammurabi (reigned 1792-1750 BCE). The figure carved to the left of the inscription may represent Hammurabi with his right arm raised in worship. According to the text Hammurabi would have been facing a figure of Ashratum across the inscription.

First Dynasty of Babylon, old Babylonian era, c. 1760-1750 BCE. Probably from Sippar, Mesopotamia, southern Iraq. (The British Museum, London)

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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