Nabonidus Cylinder from Sippar
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The Nabonidus Cylinder from Sippar is a Neo-Babylonian clay foundation inscription of King Nabonidus that records his religious devotion and building activities, notably the restoration of the temple of the sun god Shamash.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nabonidus inscriptions | 1 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neo-Babylonian artifact
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clay cylinder inscription ⓘ foundation inscription ⓘ royal inscription ⓘ |
| associatedKingdom | Neo-Babylonian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Sippar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedRuler | Nabonidus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Shamash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | Mesopotamian cylinder inscription ⓘ |
| creator | Nabonidus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Neo-Babylonian ⓘ |
| date | 6th century BCE ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Shamash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function | commemorating temple restoration ⓘ |
| genre | royal dedicatory text ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
building program of Nabonidus
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royal piety ⓘ temple restoration ⓘ |
| inscriptionMedium | baked clay ⓘ |
| inscriptionType | royal building inscription ⓘ |
| language | Akkadian ⓘ |
| madeFor | Nabonidus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | clay ⓘ |
| mentions | temple of Shamash in Sippar ⓘ |
| placeOfDiscovery | Sippar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole | legitimization of Nabonidus’s rule ⓘ |
| purpose | foundation deposit ⓘ |
| records |
building activities of Nabonidus
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religious devotion of Nabonidus ⓘ restoration of the temple of Shamash at Sippar ⓘ |
| reignOf | Nabonidus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Babylonian state cult of Shamash ⓘ |
| religiousRole | affirmation of Nabonidus’s piety ⓘ |
| script | cuneiform ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nabonidus inscriptions