M0006294: Tablet of Shamash, Mesopotamian sun god

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Photograph of the tablet of Shamash, a stone tablet found in the ruins of the temple E-Babbara at Sippar, southern Iraq. The inscription commemorates the rededication of the temple by Nebo Paliddin in 857BC. The tablet is held by the British Museum.

M0006294: Tablet of Shamash, Mesopotamian sun god

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