The Gudea Cylinders, the longest Sumerian literary text

c. 2120–2110 BC · Sumer

The Gudea Cylinders, the longest Sumerian literary text, from Sumer, dated c. 2120–2110 BC. It was found at Girsu (Tello). Today it is kept at the Louvre, Paris.

Date

c. 2120–2110 BC

Civilization

Sumer

Found at

Girsu (Tello)

Where it is today

Louvre, Paris

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