Inscribed Stand Head of Entemena

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 23 January 2014
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The cuneiform inscription on this stand's head mentions the name of Entemena, ruler of Lagash. Early Dynastic Period, c. 2400 BCE. From Southern Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. (The Sulaimaniya Museum, Iraq).

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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