Title |
Stele of Hammurabi |
Location City/State |
Susa (Shush), Elam; Babylon, Iraq (origin) |
Location Country |
Iran |
Style Period |
Ancient Near East: Babylonia |
Patron |
King Hammurabi |
Description |
inscribed with a law code in 3,500 lines, figural relief of Hammurabi before the sun god Shamash |
Creation Date |
ca. 1792 - 1750 BCE |
Form |
stele |
Medium |
basalt |
Dimensions |
H: ca. 7'; relief H: 28"; weight 4 tons |
Repository |
Musée du Louvre, Paris (France) |
Classes |
ART 3600: History of Graphic Design |
Source |
Stokstad 2, 2-17; Slide Library 115 -Ancient Near East Sites incl Egypt |
Work ID |
4143 |
Rights |
Digital Image Copyright University of Utah |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6sf66bc |
Setname |
uu_aah_art |
ID |
30162 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6sf66bc |