3029523 Six foundation stones, reign of King Lipit-Ishtar, c.1934-1924 BC (clay) by Babylonian; tallest: 11.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: All with identical inscriptions in thirty-seven lines of Akkadian cuneiform written in two columns around the shafts, recording a dedication of a storehouse built in the city of Isin in southern Mesopotamia by King Lipit-Ishtar, reading: "Lipit-Ishtar, shepherd who reveres Nippur, steadfast farmer of Ur, unceasing in the care of Eridu, en-priest worthy of Uruk, King of Isin, King of the land of Sumer and Akkad, favorite of the goddess Ishtar, am I. When I, Lipit-Ishtar, son of the god Enlil, established justice in the land of Sumer and Akkad, I built a storeroom, pleasing(?) to the gods Enlil and Ninlil, in Isin, my royal capital, at the palace gate" Tallest: 4 7/16 in. (11.3 cm.) high); Photo 穢 Christie\'s Images.