Cylinder of Nabopolassar

c. 625–605 BC · Babylon

Cylinder of Nabopolassar, from Babylonia, dated c. 625–605 BC. It was found at Babylon. Today it is kept at the British Museum, London.

Date

c. 625–605 BC

Civilization

Babylon

Found at

Babylon

Where it is today

British Museum, London

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