Inscribed Brick
604 BC - 562 BC
Clay
Original Site Unknown
20.4 cm x 18.7 cm x 7.1 cm
A2502
Clay
Original Site Unknown
20.4 cm x 18.7 cm x 7.1 cm
A2502
Oriental Institute Museum
Inscribed Brick
The cuneiform script, like our own alphabet, was used to write many different languages. This inscribed brick, written in Akkadian, is associated with Nebuchadnezzar II, King of Babylon, who was known for his ambitious building projects.
Inscription
Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, patron of Esagila and Ezida, first born of Nabopolassar, king of Babylon
Suggested Readings
Leick, Gwendolyn. A Dictionary of Ancient Near Eastern Architecture. London: Routledge, 1988.
Roaf, Michael. Cultural Atlas of Mesopotamia and the Ancient Near East. New York: Facts on File, 1990.
Saggs, H. F. W. The Greatness That Was Babylon. New York: Hawthorne Books, 1962.