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Bronze plaque in the form of an amulet, inscribed with cuneiform inscriptions. The figures of four deities were incised above the inscriptions. Marduk holds on a necklace and stands on a dragon while Nabu holds a stylus. Probably from the Temple of Nabu at Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq, Neo-Assyrian Empire, 800-700 BCE.
The British Museum, London.
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Amin, O. S. M. (2017, August 22). Votive Plaque Dedicating a Property to Nabu's Temple. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6971/votive-plaque-dedicating-a-property-to-nabus-templ/
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Votive Plaque Dedicating a Property to Nabu's Temple." World History Encyclopedia, August 22, 2017. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6971/votive-plaque-dedicating-a-property-to-nabus-templ/.
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Votive Plaque Dedicating a Property to Nabu's Temple." World History Encyclopedia, 22 Aug 2017, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6971/votive-plaque-dedicating-a-property-to-nabus-templ/.
