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"He looks at those effigies and utters blasphemes...". During the reign of Nabonidus (556-539 BCE), Babylon fell to the Persian king Cyrus the Great. Nabonidus' reign was a troubled one. His unpopularity led to this poem, ridiculing Nabonidus and praising Cyrus. From Babylon, Southern Mesopotamia, Iraq. Neo-Babylonian Period, circa 539 BCE. (The British Museum, London)
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Amin, O. S. M. (2016, April 13). Verse Account of King Nabonidus. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4911/verse-account-of-king-nabonidus/
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Verse Account of King Nabonidus." World History Encyclopedia, April 13, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4911/verse-account-of-king-nabonidus/.
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Verse Account of King Nabonidus." World History Encyclopedia, 13 Apr 2016, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4911/verse-account-of-king-nabonidus/.
