Hurrian Foundation Pegs
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| Creat | c. 2300 – c. 2159 BCE |
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| Write | Cuneiform inscription in Hurrian |
| Periodcultur | Akkadian |
| Hurrian | |
| Present locat | Musée du Louvre |
| Paris | |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art | |
| New York | |
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| ID | 3682389 |
About Hurrian Foundation Pegs
The Hurrian foundation pegs, also known as the Urkish lions, are twin copper foundation pegs each in the shape of a lion that probably came from the ancient city of Urkesh in Syria. The pegs were placed at the foundation of the temple of Nergal in the city of Urkesh as mentioned in the cuneiform inscriptions on them.
