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sprinkled chariot

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Gift identification help
« on: February 24, 2016, 09:36:51 am »
So there is one friend of mine, and she gifted me this thing. Who is that? What is that? What the fuck is written there?


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FallacyofUrist

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Re: Gift identification help
« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2016, 09:47:34 am »
Looks like cuneiform. An ancient language used in Mesopotamia.
But different. Huh. It has something of the right look for it...
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You might want to change the title of this thread- currently it seems like you're asking Bay 12 to help you choose a gift.
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Shadowlord

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Re: Gift identification help
« Reply #2 on: February 24, 2016, 01:58:41 pm »
Have you considered asking her? :P
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Re: Gift identification help
« Reply #3 on: February 24, 2016, 02:11:54 pm »
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sprinkled chariot

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Re: Gift identification help
« Reply #4 on: February 24, 2016, 03:57:30 pm »
I asked her, her story is : I had seen it in antiquarian store and thought - why not? And she does not, know who is it.
Thanks for finding out, that it is Gudea.
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Shadowlord

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Re: Gift identification help
« Reply #5 on: February 24, 2016, 04:12:52 pm »
Wikipedia claims that only 27 of them have been found. I wonder if it's a knockoff, or if she just happened to find something really rare without knowing it.

(I didn't bother to check the cited sources or look at other sites)
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<Dakkan> There are human laws, and then there are laws of physics. I don't bike in the city because of the second.
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Re: Gift identification help
« Reply #6 on: February 25, 2016, 10:09:41 am »
The cracks/chips in it suggest replica to me, it's not the same material underneath. The original statues seem to be carved, according to wikipedia.

It's still pretty cool.
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ChairmanPoo

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Re: Gift identification help
« Reply #7 on: February 25, 2016, 10:59:08 am »
Yeah. Looks like a replica


ALL HAIL GUDEA THE FIRST OF HIS NAME, GOD-KING OF LAGASH, LORD OF ANSHAN AND ELAM
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