Cuneiform_cylinder-_inscription_of_Nebuchadnezzar_II_commemorating_the_reconstruction_of_Etemenanki,_the_ziggurat_at_Babylon_MET_ME86_11_284.jpg

Summary

Cuneiform cylinder: inscription of Nebuchadnezzar II commemorating the reconstruction of Etemenanki, the ziggurat at Babylon (

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Title

Cuneiform cylinder: inscription of Nebuchadnezzar II commemorating the reconstruction of Etemenanki, the ziggurat at Babylon

Description

Babylonian; Cuneiform cylinder; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed

Date

circa 604–562 B.C.

Medium

Clay

Dimensions

3.5 x 3.12 x 1.18 in. (8.89 x 7.92 x 3 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

	Native name	Metropolitan Museum of Art
	Location	Manhattan , New York City , United States of America
	Coordinates	40° 46′ 46″ N, 73° 57′ 48″ W
	Established	1870
	Website	www.metmuseum.org
	Authority file	: Q160236 VIAF : 126238294 ISNI : 0000000419368761 ULAN : 500125157 LCCN : n79129629 NLA : 36247933 WorldCat

Current location

Ancient Near Eastern Art

Accession number

86.11.284

Credit line

Purchase, 1886

Source/Photographer

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