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title: Mesopotamian Tablet on Marduk
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4918/mesopotamian-tablet-on-marduk/
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updated: 2024-08-26
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# Mesopotamian Tablet on Marduk

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

## Image File

[![Mesopotamian Tablet on Marduk](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4918.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4918.jpg)

## Image Caption

Babylonian tablet, a scholar speculating on how powerful, independent [Mesopotamian gods](https://www.worldhistory.org/collection/196/mesopotamian-gods/) can be seen as aspects of the [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) [Marduk](https://www.worldhistory.org/Marduk/). From [Babylon](https://www.worldhistory.org/babylon/), Southern [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/), Iraq. Neo-Babylonian Period, reign of [Nebuchadnezzar II](https://www.worldhistory.org/Nebuchadnezzar_II/), 605-562 BCE.

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. (2016, April 13). Mesopotamian Tablet on Marduk. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4918/mesopotamian-tablet-on-marduk/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Mesopotamian Tablet on Marduk." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 13, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4918/mesopotamian-tablet-on-marduk/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Mesopotamian Tablet on Marduk." *World History Encyclopedia*, 13 Apr 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4918/mesopotamian-tablet-on-marduk/>.

## License & Copyright

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