Gudea and the Master of Lions: Philological Notes on the Louvre Dish AO 153.

The article discusses that the Louvre Dish fragment AO from Tello can be sourced to the Second Dynasty of Lagash or Gudea's Dynasty. It elaborates on the features of the fragment, including its appearance and inscriptions found on it. It explains the possibility that the creation of the dish and fiv...

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Publicado en:	Journal of Near Eastern Studies Vol. 75; no. 1; pp. 85 - 90
Autor principal:	Marchesi, Gianni
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	University of Chicago Press Apr2016
Materias:	Sculpture Antiquities Royal houses > History Girsu (Extinct city) Gudea, of Lagash, ca. 2144 B.C.-2124 B.C. Lagash (Extinct city)
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Sumario:	The article discusses that the Louvre Dish fragment AO from Tello can be sourced to the Second Dynasty of Lagash or Gudea's Dynasty. It elaborates on the features of the fragment, including its appearance and inscriptions found on it. It explains the possibility that the creation of the dish and five others are commissioned by Gudea, based on the epithets used in the inscriptions and on the decorative lions on the rims of the dish which represents its identity.