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This tablet lists the plants in the garden of King Marduk-apla-iddina, the Biblical Merodach-Baladan, including onions, garlic, leeks, lettuce, cucumbers, and turnips, as well as mint, cress, thyme, and coriander. The plant called "slave girl-buttock" remains unidentified. From Suthern Mesopotamia, Iraq. Reign of Marduk-apla-iddina, 721-710 BCE and 703 BCE. (The British Museum, London)
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APA Style
Amin, O. S. M. (2016, April 14). List of Plants in the Garden of Marduk-apla-iddina. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4925/list-of-plants-in-the-garden-of-marduk-apla-iddina/
Chicago Style
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "List of Plants in the Garden of Marduk-apla-iddina." World History Encyclopedia, April 14, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4925/list-of-plants-in-the-garden-of-marduk-apla-iddina/.
MLA Style
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "List of Plants in the Garden of Marduk-apla-iddina." World History Encyclopedia, 14 Apr 2016, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4925/list-of-plants-in-the-garden-of-marduk-apla-iddina/.
