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Fragment of a stone stele dedicated by Itur-Ashdum, king Hammurabi at worship.
The cuneiform inscription states that a high official called Itur-Ashdum dedicated a statue of a lamma to the goddess Ashratum in her temple on behalf of King Hammurabi (reigned 1792-1750 BCE). The figure carved to the left of the inscription may represent Hammurabi with his right arm raised in worship. According to the text Hammurabi would have been facing a figure of Ashratum across the inscription.
First Dynasty of Babylon, old Babylonian era, c. 1760-1750 BCE. Probably from Sippar, Mesopotamia, southern Iraq. (The British Museum, London)
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Amin, O. S. M. (2014, March 31). King Hammurabi at Worship. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2473/king-hammurabi-at-worship/
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