Sword, Copper alloy
Said to have been found in a cave near Luristan, Iran
11th Century BCE, Middle Babylonian
Length: c.37 cm (total), c. 23.4 cm (blade)
A bronze blade with handle. Below the hilt of the blade, on both sides, is written the following description in cuneiform:
šá d.amar.utu-sum-šeš.meš
lugal šař
lugal ká.dingir.ra.ki
lugal ki.in.gi uri.ki
Which means “Property of Marduk-nadin-ahhe, king of the world, king of Bablyon, king of Sumer and Akkad