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mace
Object Type
mace
Museum number
128410
Description
Part of an inscribed macehead, red and white granite, Kadashman-Enlil I, 2 lines of inscription in Sumerian.
Authority
Ruler:
Kadashman-Enlil I
Cultures/periods
Kassite
Excavator/field collector
Excavated by:
Reginald Campbell Thompson
Excavated by:
Robin W Hamilton
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Kouyunjik
Materials
granite
Dimensions
Length:
5.80 centimetres
Width:
5.90 centimetres
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Campbell Thompson R & Hamilton R W 1932a / The British Museum excavations on the temple of Ishtar at Nineveh, 1930-31
(p.107, L; pl.lxxxiii, no.267)
Location
Not on display
Associated names
Named in inscription:
Kadashman-Enlil I
Acquisition date
1930-1931
Department
Middle East
BM/Big number
128410
Registration number
1932,1210.667
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number:
39