Oriental Institute
| Title | Oriental Institute |
| View | Nippur Expedition 47 |
| Series | III: Events |
| Description | Five bronze figures (8-10 in.), 2100 BCE, found in the city of Nippur in Iraq by a joint expedition of the University of Chicago and the American Schools of Oriental Research at Baghdad. The five pieces were discovered in a brick foundation box of a temple whose patron was either the founder of the third dynasty of Ur, King Ur-Nammu or his son King Shulgi. |
| Subject Terms | Ur-Nammu, King of Ur | Shulgi, King of Ur | Bronzes (Visual works) | Nippur (Extinct city)--Antiquities | Excavations (Archaeology)--Iraq |
| Photographer | Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago |
| Photograph Date | 1956-11-02 |
| Physical Format | Photographic prints; 18.6 x 24.0 cm |
| Collection | Archival Photographic Files |
| Repository | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center |
| Image Identifier | apf3-01699 |
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