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An inscribed cross-shaped stone, later produced to look older than it is, which lists long-running grants and privileges supposedly bestowed on the temple priesthood of the sun-god Shamash by the Akkadian king Manushtushu (reigned 2269-2255 BCE). 700-500 BCE. From the temple of Shamash at Sippar, Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. (British Museum in London)
Amin, O. S. M. (2017, September 01). Cruciform with Cuneiform from Sippar. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/7000/cruciform-with-cuneiform-from-sippar/
Amin, Osama S. M. "Cruciform with Cuneiform from Sippar." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified September 01, 2017. https://www.ancient.eu/image/7000/cruciform-with-cuneiform-from-sippar/.
Amin, Osama S. M. "Cruciform with Cuneiform from Sippar." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 01 Sep 2017. Web. 12 Apr 2021.
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