King Nabonidus Clay Cylinder from Ur

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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This clay document tells us how Nabonidus (the last king of Babylon) built and reconstructed the temple of Sin, the moon God, at Ur. It also mentions a prayer for the king and Beslshazzar, his son. From Ur, neo-Babylonian era, 555-539 BCE, Mesopotamia, Iraq.(The British Museum, London).

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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Amin, O. S. M. (2014, April 22). King Nabonidus Clay Cylinder from Ur. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2583/king-nabonidus-clay-cylinder-from-ur/

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