File:Weight Shulgi Louvre AO22187.jpg

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Description
English: Weight of ½ mina dedicated by King Shulgi and bearing the emblem of the crescent moon: it was used in the temple of the moon-god Nanna at Ur. Ur III period.

Transliteration:

{d} Nanna

lugal-a-ni

{d}šul-gi

nitah kalag-ga

lugal urim-ma

lugal an-ub-da-limmu-ba-ke

ba ma-na

mu-na-gi-in


Translation:

For {the god} Nanna

his king,

by {the god} Shulgi,

the strong leader,

King of Ur,

King of the Four Corners,

(this) one-half mina

was verified
Français : Poids d'une demi-mine (poids réel : 248 gr.) consacré par le roi Shulgi et portant l'emblème du croissant de lune ; utilisé dans le temple du dieu-lune à Ur. Période d'Ur III.

Translittération:

{d} Nanna

lugal-a-ni

{d} šul-gi

nitah kalag-ga

lugal urim-ma

lugal an-ub-da-limmu-ba-ke

ba ma-na

mu-na-gi-in


Traduction:

pour {le dieu} Nanna

son roi,

par {le dieu} Shulgi,

l'homme fort,

Roi d'Ur,

Roi des Quatre Coins,

(ce) demi-mina

a été vérifiée
Date between circa 2094 and circa 2047 BC
date QS:P571,-2050-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,-2094-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,-2047-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium diorite
medium QS:P186,Q187408
Dimensions Weight: 248 g (8.75 oz)
institution QS:P195,Q19675
Current location
Mésopotamie, room 2: Mésopotamie, 2350 à 2000 avant J.-C. environ. Richelieu, ground floor.
This work is part of the collections of the Louvre (Department of Near Eastern Antiquities).
Accession number
AO 22187
Object history collection of Louis de Clercq
Credit line 1967: given by Henri de Boisgelin
References Musée du Louvre, Atlas database: entry 12313

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09:00, 8 May 2006Thumbnail for version as of 09:00, 8 May 2006990 × 1,315 (873 KB)Jastrow{{Louvre-en| |Weight of ½ mina (actual weight 248 gr.) dedicated by King Shulgi and bearing the emblem of the crescent moon: it was used in the temple of the Moon-God at Ur. Diorite, beginning of the 21th century BC (Ur III).<br /> Gift of H. de Boisgeli
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