Statues of Gudea
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The Statues of Gudea are a collection of approximately twenty-seven statues of Gudea that have been found in southern Mesopotamia. Gudea was a ruler of the state of Lagash between c. 2144 BC and 2124
Diorite Statue I, Louvre
Adadnadinakhe bricks
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The Adadnadinakhe bricks are a series of foundation bricks with mudbrick stamps discovered at the Sumerian city of Girsu bearing the name "Adadnadinakhe" in bilingual Greek and Aramaic inscriptions. T
Statues of Gudea
…portrayed is uncertain. Statues A–K were found during Ernest de Sarzec's excavations in the court of the Hellenistic-era palace of Adad-nadin-ahhe (see Adadnadinakhe bricks) in Telloh (ancient Girsu). Statues M–Q come from clandestine excavations in Telloh in 1924; the rest come from the art trade, with unknown provenances…
One of the bricks, AO 29762, in the Louvre room 230
Louvre room 310 - AO 29775
Close up of AO 29775
Another angle of AO 29775