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(inventory)Musée du Louvre, Paris, France
Artist/Maker	Unknown
Description	English: Kudurru (stele) of King Melishipak I (1186–1172 BC): the king presents his daughter to the goddess Nannaya. The crescent moon représents the god Sîn, the sun the Shamash and the star the goddess Ishtar. Grey-black limestone, Kassite period, taken to Susa in the 12th century BC as war booty. Français : Kudurru (stèle) du roi Melishipak Ier (1186–1172 av. J.-C.) : le roi présente sa fille à la déesse Nannaya. Le soleil représente le dieu Shamash, le croissant de lune le dieu Sîn et l'étoile la déesse Ishtar. Calcaire gris noir, période kassite, transféré à Suse comme butin de guerre au XIIe siècle av. J.-C.
Credit line	Excavated by Jacques de Morgan
Accession number	Sb 23
Location	Department of Oriental Antiquities, Richelieu, ground floor, room 3
Photographer/source	Jastrow (2005)

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