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title: Statue Dedicated to the Goddess Ninshubur
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3606/statue-dedicated-to-the-goddess-ninshubur/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Statue Dedicated to the Goddess Ninshubur

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Statue Dedicated to the Goddess Ninshubur](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3606.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3606.jpg)

## Image Caption

The [cuneiform](https://www.worldhistory.org/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](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) of Der. From southern [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/) (modern-day Iraq). [Early dynastic](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Early_Dynastic/) period, 2400 BCE. (The British Museum, London).

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## About the Author

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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## Cite This Work

### APA
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/>
### Chicago
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/>.
### MLA
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/>.

## License & Copyright

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