Cuneiform cylinder: inscription of Nebuchadnezzar II describing the construction of the outer city wall of Babylon

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Title: Cuneiform cylinder: inscription of Nebuchadnezzar II describing the construction of the outer city wall of Babylon
Date Created: ca. 604–562 B.C.
Physical Dimensions: 48.62 x 2.75 x 2.87 in. (12.35 x 7 x 7.3 cm)
Type: Cuneiform cylinder
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/321676
Medium: Clay
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Period: Neo-Babylonian
Culture: Babylonian

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