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Stele of King Ashurbanipal, from Borsippa,southern Iraq; Neo-Assyrian, 668-655 BCE. Wearing the Assyrian king's headdress, Ahurbanipal is shown in the pose of much
earlier kings,lifting up a large basket of earth for the ritual molding of the first brick for a new temple. The cuneiform inscription records the restoration of Rzida, temple of Nabu,
god of writing, in Borsippa. ANE,90865
Location
British Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier
ART200612
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
1063px × 1600px
Photo Credit
Erich Lessing / Art Resource, NY
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7th century BCE
Ashurbanipal (668-627 BCE), King
Assyrian (c.1350-612 BCE)
Basket
Beard
Cuneiform script
Headdress
Temple