inscription of Nebuchadnezzar II
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The inscription of Nebuchadnezzar II is a cuneiform text commemorating the Babylonian king’s construction and embellishment of monumental structures, including the Processional Way in ancient Babylon.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesopotamian text
ⓘ
cuneiform inscription ⓘ royal building inscription ⓘ |
| archaeologicalContext | remains of ancient Babylon ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Processional Way of Babylon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
city of Babylon ⓘ monumental architecture ⓘ royal building program of Nebuchadnezzar II ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | late cuneiform tradition ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Processional Way in Babylon
NERFINISHED
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construction of monumental structures in Babylon ⓘ embellishment of monumental structures in Babylon ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Nebuchadnezzar II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Babylonian ⓘ |
| culturalHeritageType | ancient Near Eastern inscription ⓘ |
| date | Neo-Babylonian period ⓘ |
| describes |
materials used in construction
ⓘ
scale of building projects ⓘ |
| function |
commemorative text
ⓘ
propagandistic text ⓘ |
| genre | royal inscription ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Neo-Babylonian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Akkadian ⓘ |
| linkedToDynasty | Chaldean dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedToRuler | Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium |
clay
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stone ⓘ |
| mentions |
Babylon as a great city
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Nebuchadnezzar II NERFINISHED ⓘ beautification of the Processional Way ⓘ construction projects in Babylon ⓘ |
| mentionsTitleOf | king of Babylon ⓘ |
| purpose |
to legitimize royal authority
ⓘ
to record royal construction works ⓘ |
| region | Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatesTo |
royal ideology of Nebuchadnezzar II
ⓘ
urban planning in Babylon ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Babylonian polytheism ⓘ |
| scriptDirection | left-to-right in horizontal lines ⓘ |
| subject |
piety of the king toward the gods
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royal building activities ⓘ urban embellishment ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 6th century BCE ⓘ |
| writingSystem | cuneiform ⓘ |
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