Flag of IraqAncient Near Eastern ArtClay-Tablets-Inscribedca. 604–562 B.C.

Artwork Details

TitleCuneiform cylinder with inscription of Nebuchadnezzar II, describing the rebuilding of Ebabbar, the temple of the sun-god Shamash at Sippar
MediumClay
Dimensions9 in. (22.86 cm)
ClassificationClay-Tablets-Inscribed
DepartmentAncient Near Eastern Art
Dateca. 604–562 B.C.
Credit LinePurchase, 1884
Object PageView at The Met

Cultural Origin

CultureBabylonian
PeriodNeo-Babylonian
Date Range604 BC – 562 BC

Provenance

RegionMesopotamia

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