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  1. Mesopotamian cylinder seal / circa 1800 BC
  2. Mesopotamian votive `nail' with the name of Gudea / circa 2135 BC
  3. Syrian female figure / circa 1850 BC
  4. Luristan terminal / circa 800 BC
  5. Syrian libation spoon / circa 800 BC

  • Mesopotamian votive `nail' with the name of Gudea
      Ur III Period, circa 2135 BC
      Terracotta
      Length: 10.8 cm
    Mesopotamian votive `nail' with the name of Gudea This terracotta `nail'-one of two almost identical specimens in Freud's collection-carries 10 lines of cuneiform disposed in two vertical columns. The inscription records the reconstruction of the temple called Eninnu by Gudea, ruler of Lagash, in honour of Ningirsu, the city god. This was one of at least 15 temples erected by Gudea, who is well-known to us from his extensive series of statues, many of which are now in the Louvre in Paris. Gudea's inscriptions record how he re-established peace in the land, uniting the people of Lagash `like the children of a single mother'.



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