File:Foundation nail Entemena Louvre AO22934.jpg

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Foundation nail of Entemena-AO 22934  wikidata:Q62294107 reasonator:Q62294107
Artist
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Title
Foundation nail of Entemena-AO 22934
label QS:Len,"Foundation nail of Entemena-AO 22934"
label QS:Lfr,"Clou de fondation de 'fraternité' d'Enmetena avec le roi d'Uruk"
Object type clay cone / clay nail / archaeological artifact Edit this at Wikidata
Description
English: Foundation nail dedicated by Entemena, king of Lagash, to the god of Bad-Tibira, about the peace treaty concluded between Lagash and Uruk. Extract from the inscription: "Those were the days when Entemena, ruler of Lagash, and Lugal-kinishe-dudu, ruler of Uruk, concluded a treaty of fraternity". This text is the oldest diplomatic document known. Found in Telloh, ancient Girsu, ca. 2400 BC.
Français : Clou de fondation dédié par Entemena, roi de Lagash, au roi de la ville de Bad-Tibira, à l'occasion du traité de paix conclu entre Lagash et Uruk. Extrait de l'inscription: « en ce temps-là, Entemena, le prince de Lagash, et Lugal-Kinishe-dudu, le prince d'Uruk, firent [traité de] fraternité. » Le texte est le plus ancien document diplomatique connu; il en existe en tout 46 exemplaires sur cône d'argile. Découvert à Tello, ancienne cité de Girsu, 2400 av. J.-C.
Date circa 2400 BC
date QS:P,-2400-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
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Medium clay Edit this at Wikidata
Dimensions height: 12.4 cm (4.8 in) Edit this at Wikidata; diameter: 6.2 cm (2.4 in) Edit this at Wikidata
dimensions QS:P2048,+12.40U174728
dimensions QS:P2386,+6.20U174728
institution QS:P195,Q19675
Current location
Department of Oriental Antiquities, Richelieu, ground floor, room 1a
Accession number
AO 22934
Place of discovery Girsu Edit this at Wikidata
Object history
Credit line Gift of the French Biblical and Archeological School of Jerusalem, 1969
Inscriptions
  • Extract from the inscription: "Those were the days when Entemena, ruler of Lagash, and Lugal-kinishe-dudu, ruler of Uruk, concluded a treaty of fraternity". Edit this at Wikidata
References Louvre Museum ARK ID: 010120697 Edit this at Wikidata
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Source/Photographer Jastrow (2006)

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