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title: A bronze door-slab from Ezida Temple, Borsippa
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2468/a-bronze-door-slab-from-ezida-temple-borsippa/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# A bronze door-slab from Ezida Temple, Borsippa

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![A bronze door-slab from Ezida Temple, Borsippa](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2468.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2468.jpg)

## Image Caption

This door-slab came from the lower part of a flight of steps in the [Temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) of Ezida in Borsippa, part of the building works of the Babylonian king [Nebuchadnezzar II](https://www.worldhistory.org/Nebuchadnezzar_II/) (604-562 BCE). The recess is for a door-post. The pattern represents a carpet ornamented with rosettes. The door slab has been cut in two and it may have have been relaid about 268 BCE under the [Seleucid](https://www.worldhistory.org/Seleucid_Empire/) [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) emperor Antiochus I, the last ruler to have restored this temple. Neo-Babylonian era, about 604-562 BCE. From Borsippa, Temple of Ezida, [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/), Iraq. (The British Museum, London)

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2014, March 31). A bronze door-slab from Ezida Temple, Borsippa. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2468/a-bronze-door-slab-from-ezida-temple-borsippa/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "A bronze door-slab from Ezida Temple, Borsippa." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 31, 2014. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2468/a-bronze-door-slab-from-ezida-temple-borsippa/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "A bronze door-slab from Ezida Temple, Borsippa." *World History Encyclopedia*, 31 Mar 2014, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2468/a-bronze-door-slab-from-ezida-temple-borsippa/>.

## License & Copyright

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