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Cylinder of Nebuchadnezzar II, southern Iraq, Neo- Babylonian dynasty, 604 - 562 BCE. The cuneiform text describes the three palaces which Nebuchadnezzar built for himself in Babylon. The first palace was a rebuilding of the palace used by his father Nabopolassar. When it did not seem grand enough, he built himself a new palace on the northern edge of Babylon. Later, Nebuchadnezzar erected new city walls around the east side of Babylon and built a third palace. Cylinders of this type were buried in the corners of all large buildings by Nebuchadnezzar and his successors. They were meant to be found and read by future kings.

Location British Museum/London/Great Britain

Unique Identifier ART201914

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 4000px × 2782px

Photo Credit Erich Lessing / Art Resource, NY

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