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Letter of Grand Priest Luenna-AO 4238  wikidata:Q62108941 reasonator:Q62108941
Artist
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Title
Letter of Grand Priest Luenna-AO 4238
label QS:Len-gb,"Letter of Grand Priest Luenna-AO 4238"
label QS:Len,"Letter of Grand Priest Luenna-AO 4238"
label QS:Lfr,"Lettre du grand-prêtre Lu'enna-AO 4238"
Object type clay tablet / archaeological artifact Edit this at Wikidata
Description
English: Letter sent by the high-priest Lu’enna to the king of Lagash (maybe Urukagina), informing him of his son's death in combat. w:Clay tablet, c. 2400 BC, found in Telloh (ancient Girsu).
Français : Lettre du grand-prêtre Lu’enna au roi de Lagash (peut-être Urukagina) l'informant de la mort de son fils au combat. Terre cuite, v. 2400 av. J.-C., trouvé à Tello (ancienne Girsu).
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 H. 7.8 cm (3 in.), W. 7.8 cm (3 in.), D. 2.2 cm (¾ in.)
institution QS:P195,Q19675
Current location
Department of Oriental Antiquities, Richelieu, ground floor, room 1a
Accession number
AO 4238
Place of discovery Girsu Edit this at Wikidata
Object history
Credit line From the excavations supervised by Gaston Cros, 1904
References Louvre Museum ARK ID: 010120696 Edit this at Wikidata
Authority file
Source/Photographer Jastrow (2005)

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Letter sent by the high-priest Lu’enna to the king of Lagash (maybe Urukagina), informing him of his son's death in combat. Clay tablet, c. 2400 BC, found in Telloh (ancient Girsu)

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