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Nabonidus' preoccupation with the moon god Sin led to building work outside Babylon. This clay cylinder (with very well preserved and beautifully written Babylonian characters) records the restoration of Sin's ziggurat at Ur and also asks him to protect Nabonidus and his son Belshazzar. From Ur, Southern Mesopotamia, Iraq. Neo-Babylonian Period, reign of Nabonidus, 556-539 BCE. (The British Museum, London)
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Amin, O. S. M. (2016, April 13). Mesopotamian Cylinder Naming Nabonidus & Sacred Buildings. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4915/mesopotamian-cylinder-naming-nabonidus--sacred-bui/
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Mesopotamian Cylinder Naming Nabonidus & Sacred Buildings." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified April 13, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4915/mesopotamian-cylinder-naming-nabonidus--sacred-bui/.
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Mesopotamian Cylinder Naming Nabonidus & Sacred Buildings." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 13 Apr 2016. Web. 25 Jul 2024.