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~2450 BCE·Early DynasticEditorial
Stele of the Vultures
An early surviving historical monument that joins named rulers, a territorial dispute and religious oaths. It shows how a city-state turned victory into a lasting public claim, without establishing that this was the first recorded conflict.
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~2400 BCE·Early Dynastic
