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- Museum number
- 91002
- Description
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Fired clay cover of sun god tablet: placed as protection over the face of the stone sun-god tablet, and retain the impression of the carved panel. The original one of Nabu-apla-iddina was broken when the stone tablet was rediscovered by Nabopolassar. He replaced it with this one, keeping the original safely in the box with the tablet.On the back is a 19 line inscription, and an impression of figure of Samas and priests.
- Production date
- 620BC-610BC
- Dimensions
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Height: 13 centimetres
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Width: 17 centimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
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See also 1881,0701.3422 (BM.91001)
In set with 1881,0428.34.a (BM.91000).
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In an earthenware box or coffer (1881,0428.34.b (BM. 91004)), with tablet 1881,0428.34.a (BM. 91000) were two clay impressions of the sculptured relief (1881,0701.3422 (BM. 91001) and 1881,0428.33 (BM. 91002)).
- Location
- On display (G55/dc2)
- Exhibition history
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2011 28 March-26 June, Abu Dhabi, Manarat Al Saadiyat, 'Splendours of Mesopotamia'
2009-2010 25 October-24 January, Germany, Oldenburg, Landesmuseum fut Natur und Mensch, 'Ex Oriente Lux?'
2009 March 12-August 30, Italy, Florence, Palazzo Strozzi, 'Galileo: Images of the Universe from Antiquity to the Telescope'
- Acquisition date
- 1881
- Department
- Middle East
- BM/Big number
- 91002
- Registration number
- 1881,0428.33
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: BM.12137a
