Foundation Clay Tablet from Larsa

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This clay tablet records the restoration of the temple of the sun god Shamash at Larsa (modern-day Sankarah or Tell as-Senkereh) by King Hammurabi. Old Babylonian Period, reign of Hammurabi, 1792-1750 BCE. From Larsa, Southern Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. (The British Museum, London)

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Amin, O. S. M. (2017, August 31). Foundation Clay Tablet from Larsa. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6950/foundation-clay-tablet-from-larsa/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Foundation Clay Tablet from Larsa." World History Encyclopedia, August 31, 2017. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6950/foundation-clay-tablet-from-larsa/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Foundation Clay Tablet from Larsa." World History Encyclopedia, 31 Aug 2017, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6950/foundation-clay-tablet-from-larsa/.

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