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  • U Number : 3020
    Museum Number (BM Registration Number) : 1927,1003.6

    Description (Catalog Card) : Foundation tablet of Warad-Sin. Soapstone. Warad-Sin, the mighty man, who takes care of Ur, king of Larsa, king of Sumer and Akkad son of Kudur-Mabug, adda of Emulbal. In order to enlarge Ur, to enclose its sides, to gain a great name, Nannar my king, has listened unto me. The great wall, raised like a mountain, that might not be undermined, which strikes wonder, I built to him. This wall Nannar fortifies the foundation of the land such is its name... etc Cf. brick in SAKI p.213.B. Same text text on copper tablet U.3021. H.C.

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Ur Online

Ur Online offers an insight into the unique site of Ur, near Nasiriyah in southern Iraq, and one of the largest and most important cities of ancient Mesopotamia. Excavations at Ur between 1922 and 1934 by Sir Leonard Woolley, jointly sponsored by the British Museum and the Penn Museum, uncovered Ur’s famous ziggurat complex, densely packed private houses, and the spectacular Royal Graves. Half the finds from Woolley’s excavations are housed in the Iraq Museum in Baghdad, with the other half shared equally between the British Museum and the Penn Museum. Through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation, lead underwriter, the Kowalski Family Foundation and the Hagop Kevorkian Fund, Ur Online preserves digitally and invites in-depth exploration of the finds and records from this remarkable site. Learn more about the project.

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