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28-SEP-2005

Şanlıurfa museum 3481

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One of a series of pictures from the Iron Age.

Wikipedia: Nabonidus (/ˌnæbəˈnaɪdəs/; Akkadian: 𒀭𒀝𒉎𒌇 dNabû-naʾid, "Nabu is praised") was the last king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, reigning from 556–539 BC. He seized power in a coup, toppling King Labashi-Marduk. He also angered the priests and commoners of Babylon by neglecting the city’s chief god, Marduk, and elevating the moon god, Sin, to the highest status. In fact, Nabonidus left the capital for ten years to build and restore temples – mostly to Sin – leaving his son, Belshazzar, in charge. While leading excavations for the restoration effort, he initiated the world’s first archaeological work.

It's in basalt, from the 6th-5th century BC. It was found in Harran.

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Sundararaju Reddi 06-Feb-2013 19:24
I would be very grateful if you could tell me the date of this relief and where it was found.