Bara-irnun
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Bara-irnun was a queen consort of the Sumerian city-state of Umma as wife of king Gishakidu. She is particularly known from a gold votive plate in which she describes her genealogy in great detail. Th
Votive plate of Queen Bara-Irnun of Umma, "wife of Gishakidu, king of Umma, daughter of Ur-Lumma, king of Umma, grand-daughter of Enakalle, king of Umma, daughter-in-law of Il, king of Umma, when Shara graciously appeared,the holy sanctum she built for him,and with her life, she presented (this plate) to Shara in his magnificent temple", Louvre Museum.
Name of Bar-irnun on the plaque, and standard Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform (𒁈𒅕𒉣 bara-ir-nun)
King Enakalle, grandfather of Bara-irnum, on the plate of queen Bara-irnun.
King Gishakidu, husband of Bara-irnum
Louvre
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The Louvre is a national art museum in Paris, France. It is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the city's 1st arrondissement and home to some of the most canonical works of Western art, includi
The Louvre Museum and pyramid on the Cour Napoléon
Aerial view of the Tuileries Gardens on the left, with the Louvre Palace on the right (2018)
Below-ground portions of the medieval Louvre are still visible.
Antonio Canova's Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss was commissioned in 1787 and donated in 1824.