Nippur, Foundation tablet of Rim-Sin

Description	Nippur, Foundation tablet of Rim-Sin
Details	For the god Enki, who determines the great destinies ... Rim-Sin, prince who reverences Nippur ... has built for him the temple Egeshrushudu ("House of Perfect Wisdom"), his beloved residence. He enlarged its eshusiga from what it had been previously. He raised its head there and caused it to grow up there like a mountain.
Date	1800 BCE (circa)
Creator	Bill Thayer
Museum	Chicago, Oriental Institute
License	CC0 1.0 universal
Categories	Babylonia
Tags	Tablet
Modern Countries	Iraq

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