Inscribed cylinder: ANE.29.1924

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Current Location: In storage

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Inscribed cylinder

Description

Cylinder fragment, inscribed in Babylonian cuneiform

Measurements and weight

Length: 0.09 m
Width: 0.11 m

Place(s) associated

Babylon ⪼ Iraq

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1924) by Cobbett, L., Dr

Dating

Neo-Babylonian Empire
Circa -604 BCE - -562 BCE

Materials used in production

Clay

Identification numbers

Accession number: ANE.29.1924
Primary reference Number: 86815
Oldadmincategory: O
Oldobjectnumber: WAE.29.1924
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 19 December 2016

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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            The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Inscribed cylinder" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/86815 Accessed: 2024-04-24 10:18:12

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            University of Cambridge}}

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