1. Cuneiform cylinder with inscription of Nebuchadnezzar II, describing the rebuilding of Ebabbar, the temple of the sun-god Shamash at Sippar 9 in. (22.86 cm) Date: -604 - -562ca. 604–562 B.C. Geographic region: MesopotamiaSippar (?) (modern Tell Abu Habba) Time period: Neo-Babylonian Medium: Clay Extent: 9 in. (22.86 cm)