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Cuneiform cylinder: inscription of Nebuchadnezzar II describing the construction of the outer city wall of Babylon

Object

-604

Cuneiform cylinder: inscription of Nebuchadnezzar II describing the construction of the outer city wall of Babylon

Cuneiform cylinder · Babylonian · ca. 604–562 BCE. Clay. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Ancient West Asian Art.

Sources

www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/321676

Details

Date: -604
Medium: Clay
Dimensions: 2 5/8 × 4 7/8 × 2 13/16 in. (6.7 × 12.35 × 7.2 cm)
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art