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Scheide MC94 (=1110), undated
Collection Overview
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Scope and Contents
Nebuchadnezzar II (604-561 B.C.), king of Babylon (new empire). Votive inscription, giving an account of building activities, restoration of temples, building of roads, closing with a prayer to Lugal-Marada. Clay cylinder. 20 cm. high; 11 cm. in diamter at top; 13 cm. in diameter at base. Probably written at Marad (Wânah wa Sadûm), Babylonia, in the VIth c. B.C. in cuneiform characters. Discovered on the site of the ancient city of Marad. Bought by Maggs Bros. from Major Daly who was connected with the McKie Expedition of the University of Oxfor in 1925. Purchased by John H. Scheide from Maggs Bros. (Cat. 542, 1930, n. 22).
Collection History
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- Processing Information
This collection was processed by Sylvia Yu in April 2010. Finding aid written by Sylvia Yu in May 2010.
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- Credit this material:
Scheide MC94 (=1110); Princeton Cuneiform Collection, C0848, Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
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