Cylinder of Neriglissar, King of Babylon, from Iraq

An image of Cylinder of Neriglissar. Cylinder, inscription in cuneiform script for Neriglissar, King of Babylon, recording his public works. Production Place: Babylon Iraq. Baked clay. Neo-Babylonian, circa 559-556 B.C. Trinity College Loan.

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Cylinder of Neriglissar. Cylinder, inscription in cuneiform script for Neriglissar, King of Babylon, recording his public works. Production Place: Babylon Iraq. Baked clay. Neo-Babylonian, circa 559-556 B.C. Trinity College Loan.

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Accession Number: Loan Ant.43
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Photographer name: Mark Box
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Captured: 2012:03:14 12:08:01

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