CIRCA 2200-1800 B.C.

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A BABYLONIAN MARBLE CUNEIFORM INSCRIBED MACEHEAD FRAGMENT
CIRCA 2200-1800 B.C.
With 18 lines of text, consisting of a royal inscription dedicating the macehead to the storm god Adad, concluding with an account of the donor's achievements and petitions
5 in. (12.7 cm.) high

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Lot Essay

The king named is Biniya (or Biliya) and his father is named as Mutu-errashu (or Mutu-girrashu), which seems to be Semitic. The text commencing:
"Biniya, son of Mutu-errashu, gave...to Adad, his lord, Shanigud, son of Nipaliyat gave his city to Buniya..."

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