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title: Vessel from Umma
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6936/vessel-from-umma/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Vessel from Umma

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

## Image File

[![Vessel from Umma](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6936.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6936.jpg)

## Image Caption

"This is the boundary according to the monument of (the [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/)) Shara". This is the historical [cuneiform](https://www.worldhistory.org/cuneiform/) text on this vessel, which gives the [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) of Umma's account of its long-running border dispute with Lagash. [Early Dynastic](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Early_Dynastic/) III period, circa 2350 BCE. From Umma, southern [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/), modern-day Iraq. (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. (2017, August 25). Vessel from Umma. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6936/vessel-from-umma/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Vessel from Umma." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 25, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6936/vessel-from-umma/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Vessel from Umma." *World History Encyclopedia*, 25 Aug 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6936/vessel-from-umma/>.

## License & Copyright

Submitted by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/ "User Page: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin"), published on 25 August 2017. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.