Text, clay tablet about Babylonian king Nabonidus

European Museums, The British Museum

'He looks at those effigies and utters blasphemies...' About 539 B.C. From Babylon, southern Iraq. During the reign of Nabonidus (556-539 B.C.) Babylon fell to the Persian king, Cyrus. Nabonidus' reign was a troubled one. His unpopularity led to this poem, ridiculing Nabonidus and praising Cyrus.

Inscription about the Babylonian king Nabonidus on a clay tablet

Genre: 539 B.C.

Featured in the picture(s):

Inscriptions on clay tablet about Babylonian king Nabonidus

Inscription about the Babylonian king Nabonidus on a clay tablet'He looks at those effigies and...

Would you like to explore the origin of Christ’s cross?
Click here: thesimpleanswers.com/the-true-cross/