Kudurru of King Melishipak

12th century BC · Babylon

A Kassite boundary stone in which the king presents his daughter to the goddess Nannaya, beneath the crescent, sun and star of Sin, Shamash and Ishtar.

Date

12th century BC

Civilization

Babylon

Where it is today

Louvre, Paris

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