Basalt stele of Nabonidus

c. 554–539 BC · Babylon

Basalt stele of Nabonidus, from Babylonia, dated c. 554–539 BC. It was found at Babylon. Today it is kept at the British Museum, London.

Date

c. 554–539 BC

Civilization

Babylon

Found at

Babylon

Where it is today

British Museum, London

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