| 词条 | Durand Stone |
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The Durand Stone is an artifact in Bahrain dating back to the Kassite period (1600 BC — 1155 BC). Named after Captain Edward Law Durand who had first identified it, the stone is a 25–30 cm wide and 70–80 cm long black basalt sculpture in the shape of a prow of a boat or an animal's tongue, with a cuneiform inscription.[1] ContentsThe inscription, in Old Babylonian cuneiform script, was translated by Henry Rawlinson to read: "The palace of Rimum, servant of (the god) Inzak, (and) man of (the tribe of) Agarum".[1] Inzak, son of Enki, was a principal god of Bahrain, and the Durand Stone provides archaeological evidence for identifying these islands as 'the abode of the blessed' of Dilmun referred to by Sumerian literature.[1] HistoryOriginally housed in the "holy of holies" of the Madrasseh-i Daood mosque (now destroyed) in Bilad Al Qadeem,[2] it was spotted in 1878 by Captain Edward Law Durand (first-assistant resident to the Persian Gulf Residency), who tricked the mullahs into releasing it to him by telling them it was a fire-worshipper's stone and therefore unIslamic.[3] The stone itself, a diorite, is believed to originate from Oman or southeastern Iran.[2] The contents of the inscription helped archaeologists conclude that Bahrain was the location of the Dilmun civilization.[4] TodayAccording to the records of Charles Belgrave, he states the Durand Stone was destroyed during the Second World War.[2] A replica of the Durand Stone lies in the Bahrain National Museum.[5] References1. ^{{cite journal| first=H. | last=Rawlinson | year=1880 | title=Notes on Capt. Durand's Report upon the Islands of Bahrain | journal=Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society | volume=12 | pages=14–40 }} {{Bahrain-stub}}2. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite book|last1=Insoll|first1=Timothy|title=Land Of Enki In The Islamic Era|date=2013|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781136774973}} 3. ^{{cite book| first1=F. | last1=Safar | year=1981 | title=Eridu | page=44 |display-authors=etal}} 4. ^{{cite book|last1=Rice|first1=Michael|title=The Archaeology of the Arabian Gulf|date=2002|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781134967933|page=25}} 5. ^{{cite web| url=http://www.foodandtravel.me/spotlight-on-bahrain/ | title=Spotlight on Bahrain | website=Food and Travel | accessdate=18 July 2015 }} 4 : Sculptures in Bahrain|Sculpture of the Ancient Near East|Stone sculptures|History of Bahrain |
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