Figurine
Foundation Figure
31-17-8
Location: On Display in the Middle East Galleries
From: Iraq | Ur
Curatorial Section: Babylonian
| Object Number | 31-17-8 |
| Current Location | Middle East Galleries - On Display |
| Provenience | Iraq | Ur |
| Period | Early Old Babylonian Period |
| Date Made | 2000-1900 BCE |
| Section | Babylonian |
| Materials | Copper |
| Iconography | Human | Basket |
| Inscription Language | Sumerian Language |
| Description | Copper foundation figure: Basket carrier. Inscription engraved on skirt. From the Enki temple built by Rim-Sin in 1822 - 1763 B.C. at Ur. Royal/Monumental text. (CDLI Composite: Q002154). See CDLI for transliteration info. |
| Height | 32.5 cm |
| Width | 10 cm |
| Depth | 5.9 cm |
| Credit Line | British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1931 |
| Other Number | U.15065 - Field No SF | P431793, P270045 - CDLI Number | UM 31-17-008 - Other Number |
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