Stele of Hammurabi

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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
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