File:Sumerian 26th c Adab.jpg

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DescriptionSumerian 26th c Adab.jpg	English: Schøyen Collection MS 3029. Sumerian inscription on a creamy stone plaque, 9,2x9,2x1,2 cm, 6+6 columns, 120 compartments of archaic monumental cuneiform script by an expert scribe. The image is a detail, showing about half of one face of the plaque. The text is a list of "gifts from the High and Mighty of Adab to the High Priestess, on the occasion of her election to the temple".
Date	26^th century BC
Source	http://www.schoyencollection.com/religions.htm#3029
Author	Unknown

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13:44, 6 January 2005	en:User:Dbachmann
13:36, 6 January 2005	en:User:Dbachmann	({{PD-Art}})

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