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The inscription is repeated three times and reads "Ishpuini, son of Sarduri, built this temple". Ishpuini was a king of Urartu (reigned 830-810 BCE). The drum was later re-used and hollowed out to form a shallow basin with a drainage hole cut in the side. From Eastern Anatolia, in modern-day Turkey. Urartian, c. 820 BCE. (The British Museum, London).
Amin, O. S. M. (2018, November 29). Inscribed Black Basalt Column Drum from Urartu. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/9545/
Amin, Osama S. M. "Inscribed Black Basalt Column Drum from Urartu." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified November 29, 2018. https://www.ancient.eu/image/9545/.
Amin, Osama S. M. "Inscribed Black Basalt Column Drum from Urartu." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 29 Nov 2018. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
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