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Vessel (Vessel)

Classification/Broad: Vessel

Classification/Specific: Vessel (Vessel)

Material/Broad: Mineral/Geological

Material/Specific: Talc

Measurements: 50 x 20 x 13 mm

Description: Fragment, carved design on exterior, including geometric pattern & animals, interior incised inscrption, everted & deeply grooved rim. Inscription mentions Me-silim, king of Kish.

Region: Wasit governorate

Country: Iraq

Place/site: Bismaya

Place/other: --

Locus: Mound V, Temple, Stratum rich in artifacts

Period: Early Dynastic

Date: --

Culture: Mesopotamian

Dynasty: --

King/Ruler: Me-silim

Inscribed: Yes

Inscription Sequence Number: 1

Inscription Language: Sumerian

Script: Cuneiform

Dialect: --

Inscription Description: --

Inscription Subject: Votive inscription of Me-silim of Kish

Inscription Type: Votive

Inscription Location: Body

Translation: 

Mesilim,  king of Kish, beloved son of Ninḫursag, for Ninḫursag

Transliteration One: 

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Transliteration Two: 

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Transliteration Three: 

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Registration Number: A192C

Accession Number: 83

Field Number: --

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