Terracotta Tablet from Girsu

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 18 July 2014
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This reform text belongs to King Uru'inimgina (or URU-KA-GI-NA), king of Lagash. From Girsu (modern Tell Telloh, Dhi-Qar Governorate, Iraq), Southern Mesopotamia, Iraq. Early dynastic period, 2351-2342 BCE. (Istanbul Archaeological Museums/Ancient Orient Museum, Istanbul, Turkey).

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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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Amin, O. S. M. (2014, July 18). Terracotta Tablet from Girsu. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2785/terracotta-tablet-from-girsu/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Terracotta Tablet from Girsu." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified July 18, 2014. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2785/terracotta-tablet-from-girsu/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Terracotta Tablet from Girsu." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 18 Jul 2014. Web. 21 Dec 2024.

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