Ennigaldi-Nanna's Museum

Ennigaldi-Nanna's Museum
M.Lubinski from Iraq,USA. · CC BY-SA 2.0

(530 BCE) Ennigaldi-Nanna's Museum is the earliest known public museum, dating to circa 530 BCE[1]. Located in the ancient state of Ur, in modern-day Dhi Qar Governorate, Iraq, it was situated approximately 150 metres (490 ft) southeast of the Ziggurat of Ur[1]. The museum was curated by Ennigaldi, the daughter of Nabonidus, the last king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire[1].

TypeMuseum
Period1500 - 500 BC
CountryIraq
Coordinates30.9617° N, 46.1051° E

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