Oriental Institute
| Title | Oriental Institute |
| View | Nippur Expedition 48 |
| Series | III: Events |
| Description | Bronze figure (13 in.) 2100 BCE, from a brick foundation box at the main gateway to a temple in the city of Nippur in Iraq. Either Ur-Nammu, the founder of the third dynasty of Ur, or his son King Shulgi built the temple enclosure and the buildings within. While excavating the complex, a joint expedition of the University of Chicago and the American Schools of Oriental Research at Baghdad found the box, which also held ceramic beads, an inscribed tablet, and colored stones. |
| 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; 24.0 x 19.5 cm |
| Collection | Archival Photographic Files |
| Repository | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center |
| Image Identifier | apf3-01700 |
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