Hymn to Iddin-Dagan

Mesopotamia, 1950BCE
Hymn to Iddin-Dagan, Mesopotamia
Hymn to Iddin-Dagan, zoomed in

Hymn to Iddin-Dagan is a Mesopotamian Clay Artifact created in 1950BCE. It lives at the Musée du Louvre in Paris. The image is used according to Educational Fair Use, and tagged Artifact and Cuneiform. See Hymn to Iddin-Dagan in the Kaleidoscope

A hymn praising the Sumerian King Iddin-Dagan, inscribed in cuneiform on a hexagonal clay prism. The poem describes the blessing of wisdom and power bestowed upon Iddin-Dagan by the gods. The english translation can be read here: A Praise Poem of Iddin-Dagan

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