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Uruk (Ur III period) : Foundation statuette of Ur-Nammu, 2250-2233 BC

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Strommenger, Eva
Photographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham

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Figurines of this type were deposited in foundation boxes as a magic protection for the building. An inscription on the lower part & on tablet names the builder and building. This was for temple of Inanna built by Ur-Nammu, and the basket on his head symbolizes his role as the builder of the temple. -- King of Ur, as basket-carrier, h : 27 cm (British Museum).

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Gudea & Ur II-Isin periods, c. 2290-2040, sculpture, book scan

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/201480

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Basham Photographs

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Archives Series

Date created

1964

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This image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University.

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