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title: Foundation Peg of Entemena
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6961/foundation-peg-of-entemena/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Foundation Peg of Entemena

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

## Image File

[![Foundation Peg of Entemena](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6961.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6961.jpg)

## Image Caption

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](https://www.worldhistory.org/uruk/). The political bond between Lagash and Uruk mentioned in this text is the earliest formal interstate relationship known within [Babylonia](https://www.worldhistory.org/babylon/). [Early Dynastic](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Early_Dynastic/) Period, 2404-2375 BCE. From Bad Tibira (modern Tell al-Madineh), 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 23). Foundation Peg of Entemena. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6961/foundation-peg-of-entemena/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Foundation Peg of Entemena." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 23, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6961/foundation-peg-of-entemena/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Foundation Peg of Entemena." *World History Encyclopedia*, 23 Aug 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6961/foundation-peg-of-entemena/>.

## License & Copyright

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