Obelisk of Manishtushu (Object)

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Manishtushu Obelisk (CDLI).jpg

Title:

Obelisk of Manishtushu

Subject:

Large-scale land purchase by king Manishtushu of Akkad

Date:

Akkadian (ca. 2260 BCE)

Language:

Old Akkadian

Type:

Ancient Kudurru

Provenance:

Susa (Elamite Capital)

Measurements:

Height ca. 140 cm (with 10–20 cm. plaster base)
Width ca. 40–50

Current Location:

Musée du Louvre, Paris

Bibliography:

“Manistusu Obelisk,” cdli, http://cdli.ucla.edu/dl/photo/P213189.jpg.