| 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 |
