Stele of the Vultures

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:artifacts
limestone stele
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Iraq
gptkbp:createdBy gptkb:Eannatum_of_Lagash
gptkbp:culture Sumerian
gptkbp:currentLocation gptkb:Louvre_Museum
gptkbp:dateCreated circa 2500–2400 BCE
gptkbp:depicts soldiers
vultures
god Ningirsu
victory of Lagash over Umma
gptkbp:discoveredBy late 19th century
gptkbp:foundIn Telloh
gptkbp:fragmentary true
gptkbp:height 1.80 meters (originally)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Stele of the Vultures
gptkbp:inscription cuneiform
gptkbp:language Sumerian
gptkbp:material limestone
gptkbp:significance earliest known depiction of organized warfare
historical record of Sumerian city-states conflict
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Near_Eastern_Antiquities
gptkb:Eannatum
gptkb:Umma
gptkb:Early_Dynastic_period
gptkb:Lagash
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6