Ashurbanipal as High Priest

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Joshua J. Mark
by Zunkir
published on 26 April 2012
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Stone stela of Ashurbanipal, the king is shown with a ritual basket of earth on his head as the royal builder for the accession of Shamash-shum-ukin and the restoration of Esagil, the sanctuary of Marduk in Babylon. Cuneiform inscription on the front and back. Neo-Assyrian Empire, 7th century BCE.

The British Museum, London.

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