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The cuneiform inscriptions on the back of this gypsum statue mention that this statue was dedicated by Enzi and his son Amar-kiku to the goddess Ninshubur at the city of Der. From southern Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq). Early dynastic period, 2400 BCE. (The British Museum, London).
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Amin, O. S. M. (2015, February 04). Statue Dedicated to the Goddess Ninshubur. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3606/statue-dedicated-to-the-goddess-ninshubur/
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Statue Dedicated to the Goddess Ninshubur." World History Encyclopedia, February 04, 2015. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3606/statue-dedicated-to-the-goddess-ninshubur/.
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Statue Dedicated to the Goddess Ninshubur." World History Encyclopedia, 04 Feb 2015, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3606/statue-dedicated-to-the-goddess-ninshubur/.
