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Fragments of the "Stele of Vultures" commemorating victory of Eannatum, King of Lagash, over rival city-state Umma, c. 2460 BCE. Opposite the battle scene, the god Ningirsu and his mother Ninhursag are shown with a net full of casualties, his chariot approaching her on the lower register

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Fragments of the "Stele of Vultures" commemorating victory of Eannatum, King of Lagash, over rival city-state Umma, c. 2460 BCE. Opposite the battle scene, the god Ningirsu and his mother Ninhursag are shown with a net full of casualties, his chariot approaching her on the lower register

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The Stele of Vultures - the oldest known war monument. It was erected to celebrate the victory of king Eannatum of Lagash over Ush, King of Umma in the Umma-Lagash war . This particular fragment shows Eannatum leading a phalanx of soldiers into battle.

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The Stele of Vultures - the oldest known war monument. It was erected to celebrate the victory of king Eannatum of Lagash over Ush, King of Umma in the Umma-Lagash war . This particular fragment shows Eannatum leading a phalanx of soldiers into battle.

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The Elamite inscription on the Victory stele of Naram Sin, c. 2230 BCE, Akkadian Empire. The stele commemorates King Naram-Sin's military triumph over the Lullubi people. This inscription, however, was added by Elamite king Shutruk-Nahhunte, boasting of the capture of the stele...

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The Elamite inscription on the Victory stele of Naram Sin, c. 2230 BCE, Akkadian Empire. The stele commemorates King Naram-Sin's military triumph over the Lullubi people. This inscription, however, was added by Elamite king Shutruk-Nahhunte, boasting of the capture of the stele...

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Votive stele of Gudea, Lord of Lagash , led by Ningishzida to a Goddess holding vessel of flowing water. His reign was largely peaceful and marked not by boasts of might, but his devotion to deities like Ningirsu, even foregoing the title of Lugal for more humble Ensi

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Votive stele of Gudea, Lord of Lagash , led by Ningishzida to a Goddess holding vessel of flowing water. His reign was largely peaceful and marked not by boasts of might, but his devotion to deities like Ningirsu, even foregoing the title of Lugal for more humble Ensi

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The Kuffern Situla; a bronze carved bucket of the late Hallstatt period, of 400 BCE ca, discovered near Kuffern, Austria. Its upper part bears reliefs around the lip: here, two athletes in a boxing/fighting scene , & a chariot-race . Natural hist. mus. of Vienna, nr. PA17036

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The Kuffern Situla; a bronze carved bucket of the late Hallstatt period, of 400 BCE ca, discovered near Kuffern, Austria. Its upper part bears reliefs around the lip: here, two athletes in a boxing/fighting scene , & a chariot-race . Natural hist. mus. of Vienna, nr. PA17036

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The Net Cylinder of the king Entemena which describes the beginning of a war between the city-states of Lagaš and Umma during the Early Dynastic III period, one of the earliest border conflicts recorded. 2400 BCE, from Iraq, now at the Yale Babylonian Collection

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The Net Cylinder of the king Entemena which describes the beginning of a war between the city-states of Lagaš and Umma during the Early Dynastic III period, one of the earliest border conflicts recorded. 2400 BCE, from Iraq, now at the Yale Babylonian Collection

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