Image: Detail, Sun God Tablet from Sippar, Iraq, 9th century BCE. British Museum
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Description: Nabu-nadin-shum (a priest) and the goddess Aa lead Nabu-aplu-iddina (Babylonian king, r. 888-855 BCE) to a shrine. The symbols of Sin, Shamash, and Ishtar appear above the seated Sun God. Babylonian, circa 860-850 BCE. From Sippar (Tell Abu Habbah), Mesopotamia, Iraq. On display at the British Museum in London.
Title: Detail, Sun God Tablet from Sippar, Iraq, 9th century BCE. British Museum
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