Inscribed Clay Nail of King Enmetena

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Basic Info
Alternative TitleCuneiform Inscribed Clay Nail: Early Dynastic IIIb Foundation Inscription of Entemena of Lagash
PeriodEarly Dynastic III period
Created inAncient & Byzantine World, Asia, Sumer (Mesopotamia)
Century3rd millennium BCE
CultureSumerian
DimensionsL. 24 cm (9 7/16 in.) Diameter of head: 5.8 cm (2 5/16 in.)
Harvard Museum
DepartmentDepartment of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics
DivisionAsian and Mediterranean Art
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Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Dr. Jerome M. Eisenberg