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Stela of Ashurbanipal, Neo-Assyrian, from Babylon, southern Iraq, c669-655 BC. Ashurbanipal, wearing the Assyrian king's head-dress, is shown in the pose of earlier kings, lifting up a large basket of earth for the ritual moulding of the first brick.The cuneiform inscription around and over the king's body records his restoration of the shrine of Ea, the god of fresh water and wisdom, within the temple of Marduk, the supreme deity of Babylon.
Location
British Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier
ART193572
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
3119px × 4895px
Photo Credit
© The Trustees of the British Museum / Art Resource, NY
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7th century BCE
Ashurbanipal (668-627 BCE), King
Assyrian (c.1350-612 BCE)
Babylon, Mesopotamia
Cuneiform script
Headdress
Inscription
Neo-Assyrian (883–612 BCE)
Stele