page_title: Cylinders of Nabonidus
hierarchical_section_title: Cylinders of Nabonidus
caption_attribution_description: English: This terracotta cylinder records, in 3 columns, the building operations done by Nabonidus, including the restoration of the temple of the God Shamash at Larsa. Probably from Larsa, southern Mesopotamia. Neo-Babylonian period, 555-539 BCE. The British Museum, London.
context_page_description: The Cylinders of Nabonidus refers to cuneiform inscriptions of king Nabonidus of Babylonia. These inscriptions were made on clay cylinders. They include the Nabonidus Cylinder from Sippar, and the Nabonidus Cylinders from Ur, four in number.
context_section_description: The Cylinders of Nabonidus refers to cuneiform inscriptions of king Nabonidus of Babylonia (556-539 BC). These inscriptions were made on clay cylinders. They include the Nabonidus Cylinder from Sippar, and the Nabonidus Cylinders from Ur, four in number.
caption: Cylinder of Nabonidus from the temple of Shamash at Larsa, Mesopotamia.
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