Sumerian Clay Brick with a Dog's paw prints (2112-2000 BC), from ziggurat at Ur; (modern-day Iraq).
According to scholars, around 2100 BC, a dog walked across this brick as it lay drying in teh sun when it was being made. The brick is stamped with an cuneiform inscription which tells that "Ur-Nammu, the king of Ur, has built his temple for Nanna, his Lord. He (Ur-Nammu) has (also) built the (city) wall of Ur for him."
(H: 8.5 x L: 34 x W: 34 x D: 9cm)
British Museum
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