Cuneiform cylinder: inscription of Ashurbanipal describing restorations of the city wall and gates at Borsippa
Object type: Cuneiform cylinder
Department: Ancient Near Eastern Art
Culture: Assyrian
Period: Neo-Assyrian
Date: ca. 668–627 BCE
Medium: Clay
Dimensions: 4.25 x 2.5 x 1.25 in. (10.8 x 6.4 x 3.2 cm)
Classification: Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
Geography:      Mesopotamia probably from Babylon (modern Hillah)
Credit line: Purchase, 1886
Accession year: 1886