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Source Description
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 Nebuchadnezzar II.
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Document identity
localId
16469
label
Cylinder with Building Dedication
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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4
Source metadata
id
16469
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Cylinder with Building Dedication
description
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 Nebuchadnezzar II.
provenance
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.
date
604-562 BCE (Neo-Babylonian)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
tablets
votive offerings
imageCount
4
pageCount
4
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
23
height
13
dimensionsRaw
9 1/16 x 5 1/8 in. (23 x 13 cm)
Source extras
cul
Babylonian
inscriptions
[Inscription] commemorates the rebuilding of the temple of the god Lugal-Marada at Marad by King Nebuchadnezzar II [For transcription
see https://cdli.ucla.edu/P272903]
reign
Nebuchadnezzar II (604-562 BC)
med
baked clay; inscribed
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none
collection_ids
ANE
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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photo
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photo
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photo
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photo
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044c0d492d246145
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