Book/Printed Material Votive plaque, Cuneiform tablet no. 25 Drawing of cuneiform tablet no. 25
About this Item
Title
- Votive plaque, Cuneiform tablet no. 25
Names
- Minassian, Kirkor, former owner.
- Kirkor Minassian Collection (Library of Congress)
Created / Published
- [between 2144 and 2124 B.C.]
Headings
- - Gods, Assyro-Babylonian
- - Gods, Sumerian
- - Cuneiform tablets--Iraq--Drehem (Extinct city)
- - Iraq--Antiquities--Specimens
- - Sumerian language--Texts
- - Sumerians--Religion
- - Drehem (Extinct city)
- - Gudea of Lagash (2144-2124 B.C.)
Notes
- - This tablet is a votive temple inscription, standardized during the reign of Gudea. Part of the top, right , and bottom edge are missing. Writing only on obverse, using standard 10-line votive inscription style. 2 columns, 6 lines on the left, 4 on the right. The tablet is thought to come from Drehem or Jokha. The inscription reads: For Ningirsu, the strong warrior of Enlil, Gudea, Prince of Lagash, has made what will last forever; (Gudea) has built his (Ningirsus) Enninnu (temple), the flashing thunderbird, and returned it to its place for him.
- - Images, drawings, and transcriptions of the tablets are also available in digital form on the Library of Congress website.
- - Content in Sumerian.
- - Acquired by the Library of Congress in 1929 from art dealer Kirkor Minassian as part of a collection of Islamic bookbindings, manuscripts, textiles, and ceramic and metal objects illustrating the history of the development of writing and book arts in the Middle East.
- - Description from LC Global Gateways metadata
Medium
- 1 clay tablet ; 14 x 12 1/2 cm
Call Number/Physical Location
- PJ3719 .M56 no. 25
Source Collection
- Cuneiform Tablet Collection
Repository
- Library of Congress African and Middle Eastern Division Washington, D.C. 20540
Digital Id
- https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cf0025
- https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cs0025
- https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amcune.cp0025
Library of Congress Control Number
- 2020741394
Rights Advisory
- No known restrictions on use or reproduction.
Online Format
- image