Cuneiform cylinder with inscription of Nebuchadnezzar II describing the rebuilding of the temple of the mother-goddess Ninmah/Belet-ili at Babylon 4.38 x 2 in. (11.1 x 5.2 cm)

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Ancient Near Eastern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Data provider:
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Title:
Cuneiform cylinder with inscription of Nebuchadnezzar II describing the rebuilding of the temple of the mother-goddess Ninmah/Belet-ili at Babylon 4.38 x 2 in. (11.1 x 5.2 cm)
Date:
-604 - -562
ca. 604–562 BC
Type:
Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
Type (Narrower):
Inscriptions
Type (Broader):
Text
Coverage:
Babylonian
Geographic region:
Mesopotamia
Babylon (?) (modern Hillah)
Time period:
Neo-Babylonian
Medium:
Clay
Extent:
4.38 x 2 in. (11.1 x 5.2 cm)
Rights:
Public Domain
Identifier:
79.7.1
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