COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL1310474
Reference Number:
Cuneiform 1095
Image Title:
Commemorative inscription
Parent Work Title:
NB Inscription of Nebuchadnezzar II
Date Created:
605-562 BCE
Description:
Babylonian clay barrel. The inscription commemorates the rebuilding of the temple of the god Shamash at Sippur by the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar.
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Support:
Clay
Style Period:
New Babylonian period
Time Period Covered:
626-539 BC
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Notes:
The collection of Sumerian and Akkadian Clay Tablets has been digitised in its entirety and can be viewed here: Cuneiform Digital Library [Cdli]
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2013-04-30
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2018-05
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands
Commemorative inscription
