Origin: Mediterranean
Circa: Isin-Larsa period, Reign of Rim-Sin I, 1822-1763 B.C.
Dimensions: 4.75" height x 3.1" width x .25" depth (12 cm x 7.9 cm x .65 cm)
Medium: Copper
Rectangular in form with concave edges, engraved on both sides and along one edge with a 28-line inscription in Sumerian cuneiform recording the building of a temple for the goddess Ninegal by Simat-Ishtar, wife of Rim-Sîn, reading: "For the goddess Ninegal, great lady, who holds all the mes in her hand, who looks at the numerous people, supreme adviser who looks after the black-headed people, whose ways are not rivalled, aristocrat, whose word excels in the assembly, whose name is noble (enough) for praise, reliable goddess from (her) father who engendered her, whose utterance is favorable, great daughter of the god Sîn, his lady, Simat-Ishtar, beloved spouse of Rim-Sîn, king of Larsa, daughter of Warad-Nanna, when the goddess Ninegal, her lady, called her good name, she built for her Eaagakiliburur ('House which gathers all the commands'), the residence suitable for her divinity, to establish the life of Rim-Sîn forever and for her own life. She enlarged its esusiga more than it had been previously. She placed there for the future her foundation inscription proclaiming her queenly name."
