Cylinder with Building Dedication
In the first millennium BCE, building dedications were written on cylinders with tapering ends, such as this, which were then concealed in walls. Here, the extensive text in three columns commemorates the rebuilding of the temple of the god Lugal-Marada at Marad by King Nebuch...
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16469
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normalized
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Sadie Jones (Mrs. Henry Walters), New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sale, Joseph Brummer, New York, 1941 [Brummer inv. no. N5015]; Walters Art Museum, 1941, by purchase.
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CC0
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en
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4
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| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CUR_48.1800_VwA_UK.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CUR_48.1800_VwA_UK.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CUR_48.1800_VwA_UK.jpg |
| imageCount | 4 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/48.1800 |
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