Disc of Enheduanna
B16665
Location: On Display in the Middle East Galleries
From: Iraq | Ur
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Title | Disc of Enheduanna |
| Object Number | B16665 |
| Current Location | Middle East Galleries - On Display |
| Provenience | Iraq | Ur |
| Archaeology Area | K.P. Room 2, Larsa Level?; UE IV: Found in a chamber of the Larsa temple of Nin-Gal (the Gig-par-ku). |
| Period | Old Akkadian Period |
| Date Made | 2340-2200 BCE |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Limestone | Calcite |
| Iconography | Woman | Enheduanna |
| Description | CBS Register: calcite disc of Enheduanna, daughter of Sargon of Kish. UE IV: Disk of white calcite; on one side is a panel wherein is carved in relief a scene of sacrifice, on the other an inscription of Enheduanna, daughter of Sargon of Akkad |
| Depth | 7 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 25 cm |
| Credit Line | British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1926 |
| Other Number | U.6612 - Field No SF | P217330 - CDLI Number |
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