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title: Hurrian Lion, Urkesh
author: TKLouvre
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8088/hurrian-lion-urkesh/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Hurrian Lion, Urkesh
_Authored by TKLouvre_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8088.jpg)
## Image Caption
A [copper](https://www.worldhistory.org/copper/)-alloy lion with an inscription in Hurrian, Urkesh. 2100 BCE. (Louvre Museum, [Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/paris/))
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Urkish_lion_-_21st_century_BC_-_Louvre_AO_19937,_AO_19938.jpg) by [**TKLouvre**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Urkish_lion_-_21st_century_BC_-_Louvre_AO_19937,_AO_19938.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 14 February 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.