Stone Foundation Tablet of Gudea

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 25 August 2017
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This tablet mentions the name of Gudea, ruler of Lagash, to commemorate restoration of the Temple of Nindara. Found below the pavement of the Temple of Nindara at Ur, Southern Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. Lagash II period. (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. (2017, August 25). Stone Foundation Tablet of Gudea. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6952/stone-foundation-tablet-of-gudea/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Stone Foundation Tablet of Gudea." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified August 25, 2017. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6952/stone-foundation-tablet-of-gudea/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Stone Foundation Tablet of Gudea." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 25 Aug 2017. Web. 21 Dec 2024.

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