Royal Inscriptions (21-29)

(21) Statue of Enmetena

CIRPL 31 (copy); D.R. Frayne, RIME 1, 219-222 (edition); G. Marchesi/N. Marchetti, MC 14, 176-179 (edition).

Photographs of the inscription can be found in C.J. Gadd, UET 1, pl. A-B, photographs of the statue in L. Woolley, UE 4, pl. 40.

(22) Gudea statue A

DC II, pl. VI-VII (copy); D.O. Edzard, RIME 3/1, 29f. (edition).

Photographs of this statue can be found in F. Johansen, Mesopotamia 6, pl. 1-4 and in E. de Sarzec, DC II, pl. 15 no. 5 and pl. 20.

Inscription on the arm of the statue (click for a larger image)

Inscription on the dress of the statue (click for a larger image)

(23) Gudea statue C

DC II, pl. XVI-XVII (copy); D.O. Edzard, RIME 3/1, 38-40 (edition).

Photographs of this statue can be found in F. Johansen, Mesopotamia 6, pl. 5-8 and in E. de Sarzec, DC II, pl. 10, pl. 13 no. 1.

Statue (click for a larger image)

(24) Gudea statue D

DC II, pl. XVII-XIX (copy); D.O. Edzard, RIME 3/1, 38-40 (edition).

Photographs of this statue can be found in F. Johansen, Mesopotamia 6, pl. 23-27 and in E. de Sarzec, DC II, pl. 9.

Statue with inscription (click for a larger image)

(25) Gudea statue F

DC II, pl. XVIII-XXV (copy); D.O. Edzard, RIME 3/1, 46-48 (edition).

Photographs of this statue are published in F. Johansen, Mesopotamia 6, pl. 28-32 and in E. de Sarzec, DC II, pl. 14 and pl. 15 nos. 2-4.

Statue Gudea F with inscription (DC II, pl. 14; click for a larger image)

Inscription on the statue's shoulder (DC II, pl. 15 no. 4; click for a larger image)

Detail of the tablet on the statue's lap (DC II, pl. 15 no. 2; click for a larger image)

Detail of the ruler on the tablet (DC II, pl. 15 no. 3; click for a larger image)

(26) Gudea statue H

DC II, pl. XXVIII (copy); D.O. Edzard, RIME 3/1, 50f. (edition).

Photographs of this staue are published in F. Johansen, Mesopotamia 6, pl. 33-36 and in E. de Sarzec, DC II, pl. 13 no. 4.

Inscription on the shoulder of the statue (DC II, pl. 13 no. 4; click for a larger image).

(27) Door socket

UVB 10, pl. 28 (copy); D.R. Frayne, RIME 3/2, 262-264 (edition); A. Becker, AUWE 6, 7 Nr. 26, Taf. 3 (description with photographs).

The door socket is currently in the Iraq Museum, Baghdad (IM 46207).

The four detail photographs are reproduced with kind permission of the Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin and the DAI/Orientabteilung.

Detail W 17715 (click for a larger image)

(28) Dedicatory cone

LIH 58 (copy); D.R. Frayne, RIME 4, 347-349 (edition).

There are currently no photographs of this object or its duplicates available.

(29) Dedicatory cone

UET 8 84 (cone head); D.R. Frayne, RIME 4, 278f.

The collection database of the British Museum has a photograph of a duplicate (BM 122869) of this inscription. The cone is the second to left object in the photograph.