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