Cuneiform cylinder: inscription of Nabonidus describing 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. 555–539 BCE
Medium: Clay
Dimensions: 3 x 3.5 x 1.75 in. (7.62 x 8.89 x 4.4 cm)
Classification: Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
Geography:      Mesopotamia Sippar (?)
Credit line: Purchase, 1886
Accession year: 1886