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Historic Dig Unearths Sumerian King Statues at Nippur
An American archaeological team led by Richard C. Haines uncovers a statue of Amnammu and two statues of his son Shulgi at Nippur. Under Iraqi law the king and one son go to Iraq's museum while another Shulgi statue remains with the Americans. In Baghdad, Archaelogical news follows.
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Nippur
Iraqi Antiquities Department
Richard C. Haines
The
Oriental Institute of the
University of Chicago
Amnammu
Shulgi
Iraq