Katy Stehr
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Archaeology PhD student @ UCSB | zooarchaeology | 🌈
Reposted by Katy Stehr
For anyone wondering, some possible dog names have survived from cuneiform sources.
On tiny dog figurines found buried under a palace in Nineveh, Iraq are inscriptions that seem to be names.
dan rigiššu “loud is his bark”
munaššiku gārîšu “biter of his foe”
mušēṣi lemnūti “expeller of evil”
On tiny dog figurines found buried under a palace in Nineveh, Iraq are inscriptions that seem to be names.
dan rigiššu “loud is his bark”
munaššiku gārîšu “biter of his foe”
mušēṣi lemnūti “expeller of evil”
January 30, 2025 at 10:13 AM
For anyone wondering, some possible dog names have survived from cuneiform sources.
On tiny dog figurines found buried under a palace in Nineveh, Iraq are inscriptions that seem to be names.
dan rigiššu “loud is his bark”
munaššiku gārîšu “biter of his foe”
mušēṣi lemnūti “expeller of evil”
On tiny dog figurines found buried under a palace in Nineveh, Iraq are inscriptions that seem to be names.
dan rigiššu “loud is his bark”
munaššiku gārîšu “biter of his foe”
mušēṣi lemnūti “expeller of evil”
Reposted by Katy Stehr
Since we love the little canine echoes from the past, here’s another lovely one from a dog in ancient Ur.
The cuneiform inscription names king Ur-Nammu who ruled around 2100 BCE.
The accidental paw prints are such a delight 🐾 www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o...
The cuneiform inscription names king Ur-Nammu who ruled around 2100 BCE.
The accidental paw prints are such a delight 🐾 www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o...
January 30, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Since we love the little canine echoes from the past, here’s another lovely one from a dog in ancient Ur.
The cuneiform inscription names king Ur-Nammu who ruled around 2100 BCE.
The accidental paw prints are such a delight 🐾 www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o...
The cuneiform inscription names king Ur-Nammu who ruled around 2100 BCE.
The accidental paw prints are such a delight 🐾 www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o...