Cuneiform cylinder: inscription of Nebuchadnezzar II describing his work on Ebabbar, the temple of the sun-god Shamash at Sippar
Object type: Cuneiform cylinder
Department: Ancient Near Eastern Art
Culture: Babylonian
Period: Neo-Babylonian
Date: ca. 604–562 BCE
Medium: Clay
Dimensions: 2 x 4.13 x 1.12 in. (5.08 x 10.46 x 2.85 cm)
Classification: Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
Geography:      Mesopotamia probably from Sippar (modern Tell Abu Habba)
Credit line: Purchase, 1886
Accession year: 1886