A stone vase found at the temple of Ishtar. Doubtless it was a gift to the goddess. It carries the names of King Iku Shamagan and a certain Sawādā, a cupbearer.
Provenance: Mari.
Era: Early Bronze Age.
Diameter: 25 cm.
Text: adapted from Muyassar Fattāl.
Photography: Nicholas Randall.
Collection: National Museum of Damascus.
Highlights of the National Museum of Damascus. DGAM (Direction Générale des Antiquités et des Musées de Syrie). Ministère de la Culture, 2006.
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