Ennigaldi-Nanna's Museum in Mesopotamia
Coordinates : 30°57′42″N 46°6′19″E Ennigaldi-Nanna's museum Archeological excavations at the palace grounds Location within Iraq Established Circa 530 BCE Dissolved 5th century-BCE Location Ancient Ur Coordinates 30.961667°N 46.105278°E Type Mesopotamian artifacts Curator Princess Ennigaldi A clay cylinder inscribed with a description in three languages, as used in Ennigaldi's museum to accompany an ancient artifact; these are the earliest known "museum labels". Ennigaldi-Nanna's museum is the earliest known public museum . [1] It dates to circa 530 BCE. [2] [3] [4] [5] The curator was Ennigaldi , the daughter of Nabonidus , the last king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire . [6] It was in the state of Ur , in the modern-day Dhi Qar Governorate of Iraq , roughly 150 metres (490 ft) southeast of the famous Ziggurat of Ur . [7] Discovery The museum was discovered in 1925, when archaeologist Leonard Woolley ...