Inscribed brick: dedicatory inscription of Adad-shuma-usur, Kassite, ca. 1216–1187 B.C., Mesopotamia, Nippur, Kassite, Ceramic, Brick: 13.2 x 10.8 x 7.2 cm (5 1/4 x 4 1/4 x 2 7/8 in.), Ceramics-Architectural-Inscribed, Maintenance of temples and their cults was a primary responsibility of ancient Near Eastern rulers, requiring the investment of significant resources. Among the most important religious complexes was the Ekur of Nippur, the residence of the chief god Enlil
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Inscribed brick, dedicatory inscription, Adad-shuma-usur, Kassite, ca, 1216–1187 B.C, Mesopotamia, Nippur, Ceramic, Brick, 13.2 x 10.8 7.2 cm, 5 1/4 4 2 7/8, Ceramics-Architectural-Inscribed, Maintenance, temples, cults, primary responsibility, ancient, Eastern rulers, requiring, investment, significant resources, important religious complexes, Ekur, residence, chief god, Enlil
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