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This is a baked clay foundation peg, which was dedicated by Entemena, king of Lagash. It refers to a treaty with the king of Uruk. The political bond between Lagash and Uruk mentioned in this text is the earliest formal interstate relationship known within Babylonia. Early Dynastic Period, 2404-2375 BCE. From Bad Tibira (modern Tell al-Madineh), Southern Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. (The British Museum, London)
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