Louvre lion: 12.2 cm × 8.5 cm (4.8 in × 3.3 in) Limestone tablet: 10 cm × 9 cm (3.9 in × 3.5 in) Met lion: 11.7 cm × 7.9 cm (4.6 in × 3.1 in)
Writing
Cuneiform inscription in Hurrian
Created
c. 2300 – c. 2159 BCE
Period/culture
Akkadian/Hurrian
Discovered
Unknown
Place
Temple of Nergal, Urkesh, Syria
Present location
Musée du Louvre, Paris Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Identification
Louvre lion: AO 19938 Louvre tablet: AO 19937 Met lion: 48.180
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 (modern Tell Mozan) 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. The inscription on the two pegs and the associated stone tablet is the oldest known text in the Hurrian language. One of the lions is now housed, along with its limestone tablet, in the Musée du Louvre in Paris. The second lion is on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.[1]
^Iselin, Claire; André-Salvini, Béatrice. "A Hurrian foundation deposit known as the "Urkish Lion"". Musée du Louvre. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
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