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Stele of the Vultures

The Stele of the Vultures is a monument from the Early Dynastic IIIb period (2600–2350 BC) in Mesopotamia celebrating a victory of the city-state of Lagash over its neighbour Umma in the Umma–Lagash war. It shows various battle and religious scenes and is named after the vultures that can be seen in one of these scenes. The stele was originally carved…

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Created
c. 2475 BC
Discovered
c. 1883 Tello, Dhi Qar, Iraq
Discovered by
Ernest Sarzec
Identification
AO 16 IO9, AO 50, AO 2246, AO 2348
Material
Limestone
Present location
Musée du Louvre, Paris

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related to Further reading · 21
Stele of the Vultures → Another Look, Archäologie, Assyriologie, Avvoltoi, Cartouches, Davide, Eannatum, Early Sumerian Art, How, Iraq, Irene, King, Kish, La Stele, Nadali, Stele, Una, Vicino Oriente, Vultures, XIII
related to Discovery · 15
Stele of the Vultures → Another, British Museum, Ernest, French, Girsu, Iraq, It, Louvre, Sarzec, Stele, Tello, The, Thureau-Dangin, Vultures, While
related to External links · 13
Stele of the Vultures → Character, Chicago Press, Culture, ISBN, Kramer, LouvreText, Samuel Noah, Stele, The Stele, The Sumerians, Their History, University, Vultures
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Stele of the Vultures → c. 2475 BC
Discovered · 1
Stele of the Vultures → c. 1883 Tello, Dhi Qar, Iraq
Discovered by · 1
Stele of the Vultures → Ernest Sarzec
Identification · 1
Stele of the Vultures → AO 16 IO9, AO 50, AO 2246, AO 2348
Material · 1
Stele of the Vultures → Limestone
Present location · 1
Stele of the Vultures → Musée du Louvre, Paris
Registration · 1
Stele of the Vultures → CDLI P222399

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stele vultures lagash louvre umma fragments monument eannatum register tello iraq battle known sumerian bc limestone ningirsu two side figure

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Stele of the VulturesDiscoveredc. 1883 Tello, Dhi Qar, Iraq1.00infobox
Stele of the VulturesDiscovered byErnest Sarzec1.00infobox
Stele of the VulturesIdentificationAO 16 IO9, AO 50, AO 2246, AO 23481.00infobox
Stele of the VulturesMaterialLimestone1.00infobox
Stele of the VulturesPresent locationMusée du Louvre, Paris1.00infobox
Stele of the VulturesRegistrationCDLI P2223991.00infobox
Stele of the VulturesSizeHeight: 1.8 metres (5 ft 11 in) Width: 1.3 metres (4 ft 3 in) Thickness: 11 centimetres (4.3 in)1.00infobox
Stele of the VulturesWritingSumerian cuneiform1.00infobox
Stele of the Vulturesis amonument from the Early Dynastic IIIb period0.90text
Stele of the Vulturesrelated to DiscoveryThe0.60section
Stele of the Vulturesrelated to DiscoveryFrench0.60section

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