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These two cylinders were commissioned by Gudea of Lagash (c. 2144-2124 BCE) as a literary and historical record of the construction of the temple of Ningirsu. Louvre, Paris
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Ramessos. (2017, February 13). Gudea Cylinders. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6355/gudea-cylinders/
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