A Foundation Peg from the Temple of Nanshe

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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This copper alloy foundation deposit records the rebuilding of the temple of the god Nanshe in the city of Sirara (modern Zerghul, southern Iraq) by Gudea, ruler of Lagash. It features a bull in a reed marsh. C. 2130 BCE, probably from Sirara, southern Mesopotamia, 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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Amin, O. S. M. (2014, July 26). A Foundation Peg from the Temple of Nanshe. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2861/a-foundation-peg-from-the-temple-of-nanshe/

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