Inscribed Babylonian brick of Nebuchadnezzar
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- Synopsis
- This is an image of a brick from Babylon from 605 - 562 BC (Reign of Nebuchadnezzar). Nebuchadnezzar was intent on ensuring that his city and his name would last forever. He had inscriptions buried beneath the foundations of new buildings, following the local custom, and also had his bricks stamped with an inscription naming him as builder. Many thousands of the kings bricks bore a message with his name and titles. The cuneiform text is in very simple terms a series of straight lines and triangles of different shapes that form quite complex shapes. The tactile image follows exactly the patterns and shapes of the cuneiform script with just a few very minor changes to make sure that all of the elements can be felt. The cuneiform is slightly enlarged and is divided into 7 vertical rows (labelled 1-7 on the image). Straight lines separate each row and border the whole inscription. "King of Babylon", which is mentioned twice in the script, can be seen on rows 1 and 2 and rows 6 and 7, the last two "shapes" of rows 1 and 6 and all of rows 6 and 7. The last two "shapes" of rows 1 and 6 have fine diagonal lines in the centre which are shown as thin lines.
- Copyright:
- 2012
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Publisher:
- RNIB
- Date of Addition:
- 05/10/17
- Copyrighted By:
- British Museum
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Art and Architecture
- Submitted By:
- Caroline Walker
- Proofread By:
- N/A
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.