Cuneiform prism describing the restoration of Babylon by Esarhaddon, stamped with Assyrian hieroglyphic inscription

Medium

Clay

Dimensions

2 7/8 × 4 7/16 × 4 1/4 in. (7.3 × 11.3 × 10.8 cm)

Classification

Clay-Tablets-Inscribed-Seal Impressions

Culture & Period

Assyrian · Neo-Assyrian

Department

Ancient Near Eastern Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, 1886

Accession Number

86.11.283

Rights

Public Domain

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