Mesopotamian Brick of Nebuchadnezzar II, c. 580 BC
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Pre AD 1000 item# 1088604 (stock# m4254)
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Ifergan Collection
(34) 637 504 293
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MESOPOTAMIAN CLAY BRICK OF NEBUCHADNEZZAR II, KING OF BABYLON, 604-562 B.C.
The inscription is written in Cuneiform and reads: "Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, provisioner of Esagil and Ezida, prime son of Nabopolassar, king of Babylon, am I. Ebabbaca, the temple of Shamash in Larsa I restored as it was before, for Shamash, my lord." This is a complete inscription cut out from a large brick. For many years it was impossible to vouch for the historical accuracy of the Nebuchadnezzar ...click for details
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