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Sumerian - Ur-Bau Foundation Tablet - Walters 41106 - View A
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The world it comes from
A bureaucratic golden age, the Code of Ur-Nammu.
Scholarly note
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (Public domain). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: The cuneiform script records the order of King Ur-Baba of Lagash to rebuild the temple of its main god, Ningirsu. Ur-Baba was the predecessor of the famous King Gudea. The tablet also mentions that Ur
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Image: Anonymous ( Sumer ) Unknown author — Wikimedia Commons. source
Translation excerpted from Wikimedia Commons file: File:Sumerian - Ur-Bau Foundation Tablet - Walters 41106 - View A.jpg. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ASumerian_-_Ur-Bau_Foundation_Tablet_-_Walters_41106_-_View_A.jpg. Description: The cuneiform script records the order of King Ur-Baba of Lagash to rebuild the temple of its main god, Ningirsu. Ur-Baba was the predecessor of the famous King Gudea. The tablet also mentions that Ur-Baba built temples in other important c.
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