Caption

Brick fragment with Gudea's foundation inscription, Gudea ca. 2150 BC, architectural element with cuneiform writing, Near Eastern architecture, ca. 2150 BC 2nd Dynasty of Lagash, found at Tello, origin Girsu Sumer, Tello, Iraq, foundation inscription, weight 1.35 kg, A roughly triangular, textured stone slab with an eroded, pitted surface rests on a rectangular fabric-covered support; the stone is primarily tan and beige with subtle darker brown shadowing in crevices, and the support is a muted green. The slab shows a variety of small cavities and raised ridges across its face, with an uneven, jagged top edge and a more vertical, straighter right edge; the lower edge sits flush against the green fabric base. The background is a smooth, neutral gray that contrasts with the granular texture of the stone and the woven texture of the green support.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A06_015

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Rights managed

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60.6Mb (4.1Mb) / 13.1in x 18.0in / 3924 x 5394 (300dpi)

Keywords

Brick fragment Gudea's foundation inscription Gudea ca 2150 Bc architectural element cuneiform writing Near Eastern architecture ca 2150 BC 2nd Dynasty Lagash Tello origin Girsu Sumer Iraq foundation inscription weight 1.35 kg roughly triangular textured stone slab eroded pitted surface rests rectangular fabric-covered support stone primarily tan beige subtle darker brown shadowing crevices support muted green slab variety small cavities raised ridges across face uneven jagged top edge vertical straighter right edge lower edge sits flush green fabric base background smooth neutral gray contrasts granular texture woven texture green support.