Lot 28
28
A NEO-BABYLONIAN CLAY FOUNDATION BRICK OF NEBUCHADNEZZAR II, with 7 lines of text, "Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, ... of the temple of Shaggeth and Bit Zida. The eldest son of Nabopolasser, King of Babylon", reign of Nebuchadnezzar II (604-561 B.C.)

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A NEO-BABYLONIAN CLAY FOUNDATION BRICK OF NEBUCHADNEZZAR II, with 7 lines of text, "Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, ... of the temple of Shaggeth and Bit Zida. The eldest son of Nabopolasser, King of Babylon", reign of Nebuchadnezzar II (604-561 B.C.)
8 x 6½ x 2in. (20 x 16.6 x 4.9cm.)

Lot Essay

The above lot is accompanied by a certificate and translation signed by Prof. Rawlinson, founder of Assyriology, and dated 1857. The foundation brick is presented in a Shiraz, Persian inlaid box, circa 1857

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