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This clay tablet is one of a series that chronicles important events between 747-282 BCE. Here, the text narrates the events between 615-609 BCE, and includes an account of the destruction of the Assyrian capital, Nineveh. This is a copy, which was made between 550-400 BCE. From southern Iraq. (British Museum, London)
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Amin, O. S. M. (2017, August 31). The Babylonian Chronicle and the Fall of Nineveh. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7011/the-babylonian-chronicle-and-the-fall-of-nineveh/
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "The Babylonian Chronicle and the Fall of Nineveh." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified August 31, 2017. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7011/the-babylonian-chronicle-and-the-fall-of-nineveh/.
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "The Babylonian Chronicle and the Fall of Nineveh." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 31 Aug 2017. Web. 18 Apr 2024.
