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Location

  • Iraq, Āl Yūsif
  • geo:31.667549,45.887604

Period or year

  • -2900~ / -2700~

Classification

  • altar
  • Visible

Ushumgal Stele, Umma

data access 29263

Gypsum stele of Ushumgal a priest of the god Shara,  probably from Umma, dates back to Early Dynastic I (2900-2700 BC), 22.4 cm of hight. The inscription informs us abut the transaction involving three fields, three houses, and some livestock.

Sources:

  1. André Parrot, “Kudurru Archaïque Provenant de Senkereh.” Archiv Für Orientforschung, vol. 12, 1937, pp. 319–24.
  2. Joan Aruz, Ronald Wallenfels, Art of the First Cities: The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus, New Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003, p. 53
  3. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/329079

Nearby sites

  • Umma - Tell Jokha
    Ur III period temple. Sumerian temple.
    Iraq, Āl Yūsif
  • Umma -Tell Jokha
    Modern: Umm al-Aqarib - ancient Sumerian city
    Iraq, Āl Yūsif
  • Unidentified site
    Probable archaeological site. Located with satellite imagery.
    Iraq, Qal‘at Rawḑān
  • Tell Umm al-Aqarib
    Early Dynastic temple. Tell Umm al-Aqarib Dhi Qar, Iraq.
    Iraq, ‘Arab Jallāb al Jābir

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Creators: Entry created by Elżbieta (2016-10-30) , with possible contributions by others. CC BY-SA 4.0, metadata CC-0.
Persistent URI: https://vici.org/vici/29263
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Suggested citation: Elżbieta , Ushumgal Stele, Umma. https://vici.org/vici/29263, accessed 2026-11-05.