Mud-Brick With a Dog's Paw Print from Ur

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 24 June 2016
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This mud-brick was stamped with the name and titles of the Neo-Sumerian king Ur-nammu (reigned 2047-2030 BCE, short chronology). Note the dog's paw print; this "footprint" might well have been "stamped" accidentally during the formation/dryness of the brick. From The ziggurat of Ur, Ur city, southern Mesopotamia, Iraq. (The British Museum, London)

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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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Amin, O. S. M. (2016, June 24). Mud-Brick With a Dog's Paw Print from Ur. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5257/mud-brick-with-a-dogs-paw-print-from-ur/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Mud-Brick With a Dog's Paw Print from Ur." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified June 24, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5257/mud-brick-with-a-dogs-paw-print-from-ur/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Mud-Brick With a Dog's Paw Print from Ur." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 24 Jun 2016. Web. 05 Feb 2023.

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