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A fragment of a vase with a depiction of the goddess Nisaba (also Ninibgal or Nidaba), goddess of writing, learning, and the harvest. The cuneiform inscription on the vase mentions the name of Entemena, ruler of Lagash. Chlorite. From Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq); location and date of excavation are unknown. 2430 BCE. (The Pergamon Museum, Berlin).
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