Inscribed Brick

A dark gray brick fragment, roughly rectangular and chipped at its edges, with an alphabetic inscription on it, center left.

Inscribed Brick

Description:
Brick fragment incised with alphabetic worker's inscription (zbn')
Medium:
Baked clay
Location:
El-Kasr Mound, Babylon, Iraq
Dimensions:
H. 8 cm; W. 14 cm; D. 10.5 cm
Date:
Neo-Babylonian Period (probably reign of Nebuchadnezzar II, 604–562 BCE)
Inventory Number:
VA Bab 04553
Lender:
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Vorderasiatisches Museum
© Staatliche Museen zu Berlin – Vorderasiatisches Museum; Photo: Olaf M. Teßmer