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B17292

From: Iraq | Ur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number B17292
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq | Ur
Period Early Dynastic III
Date Made 2600-2450 BCE
Section Near Eastern
Materials Lapis Lazuli | Carnelian
Description

Ass. W/Puabi's Cloak

CBS Register: no field number. From the "cloak of Queen Shubad. continued from CBS 17063. necklace. ladder like pattern: lapis and carnelian.

The two cuneiform signs that compose her name were initially read as "Shub-ad" in Sumerian. Today, however, we think they should be read in Akkadian as "Pu-abi."

Height 0.4 cm
Length 14.5 cm
Width 5.9 cm
Credit Line British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1928

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