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DISCOVERS ANCIENT STATUE.Chicago, Oct. 28.-—Dr. E. S. Banks, field director of the University of Chicago expedition to Babylonia, has reported the discovery of a statue which he regards as the oldest In the world. The statue, which was found eight feet under the ruins of the ancient city of Udnun, near the present village of Bls-. myra, has been identified by an inscription as that of King Daddu of Udnun.The statue is of pure white marble, weighing 200 pounds and Is almost perfect.The city of Udnun is mentioned in the code of Hammurabi, but little Is known of it. Who King Daddu is and the period in which he reigned is uncertain. The earliest records do not mention him.
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Ogden City Standard
Ogden, Utah, US
Fri, Oct 28, 1904
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