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cylinder
Object Type
cylinder
Museum number
85975
Description
Fired clay cylinder; historical inscription of Nebuchadnezzar II; building work at Babylon, Borsippa and Kutha.
Authority
Ruler:
Nebuchadnezzar II
Cultures/periods
Neo-Babylonian Dynasty
Production date
604BC-562BC
Production place
Made in:
Babylon (Iraq)
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Babylon (Iraq)
Materials
fired clay
Dimensions
Diameter:
7.30 centimetres
(base)
Height:
31.11 centimetres
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Sigrist M et al 2006a / Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum, III
Location
On display
(G55/dc7)
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
I Élias Géjou
Acquisition date
1899
Department
Middle East
BM/Big number
85975
Registration number
1899,0415.782
Conservation
Treatment
: 08 Nov 2005
Treatment
: 24 Oct 2008
Treatment
: 04 Feb 2015