Inscribed Brick

Description:

Brick fragment stamped with alphabetic worker's inscription (nb)

Medium:

Baked clay

Location:

East of Ishtar Gate, El-Kasr Mound, Babylon, Iraq

Dimensions:

H. 4.5 cm; W. 8.5 cm; D. 6 cm

Date:

Neo-Babylonian Period (reign of Nebuchadnezzar II, 604–562 BCE)

Inventory Number:

VA Bab 04600

Lender:

Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Vorderasiatisches Museum