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The stele was found in three large fragments and reconstructed. [17] It is 225 cm (7 ft 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) high, with a circumference is 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) at the summit and 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) at the base. [17] Hammurabi's image is 65 cm (2 ft 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) high and 60 cm (1 ft 11 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) wide. [17]
The best known example of the symbol is seen on the Code of Hammurabi stela. The symbol is also illustrated in the "Investiture Scene" painted at the palace of Mari. [4] The most elaborate depiction is found on the Ur-Nammu-stela, where the winding of the cords has been detailed by the sculptor.
A carving at the top of the stele portrays Hammurabi receiving the laws from Shamash, the Babylonian god of justice, [32] and the preface states that Hammurabi was chosen by Shamash to bring the laws to the people. [33] Because of Hammurabi's reputation as a lawgiver, his depiction can be found in law buildings throughout the world.
A stele (/ ˈ s t iː l i / STEE-lee), from Greek στήλη, stēlē, plural στήλαι stēlai, [Note 1] is a stone or wooden slab, generally taller than it is wide, erected in the ancient world as a monument. The surface of the stele often has text, ornamentation, or both. These may be inscribed, carved in relief, or painted.
The stele was discovered in Galle in 1911 and is now preserved in the Colombo National Museum. On his third voyage, Zheng He sailed from China in 1409, and carried with him the trilingual tablet which he planned to erect in Sri Lanka. The date equates to 15 February 1409, indicating that it was inscribed in Nanjing before the fleet set out.
1754 BC: Akkadian Code of Hammurabi stele; 1750 BC: Akkadian Agushaya Hymn; Late 18th century BC: Hittite Anitta text [29] 1700 BC: Akkadian Atra-Hasis [30] 1700 BC: Egyptian Westcar Papyrus [31] 1650 BC: Egyptian Ipuwer Papyrus; 1650 BC: Sumerian Dialogue between a Man and His God; Late Bronze Age: 1600 BC to 1201 BC (approximate dates shown)
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Reconstruction of Etemenanki, based on Schmid. A Neo-Babylonian royal inscription of Nebuchadnezzar II on a stele from Babylon, claimed to have been found in the 1917 excavation by Robert Koldewey, [5] and of uncertain authenticity, reads: "Etemenanki [6] Zikkurat Babibli [Ziggurat of Babylon] I made it, the wonder of the people of the world, I raised its top to heaven, made doors for the ...