Sujet

The Sun God Tablet

Légende

The Sun God Tablet. Limestone. The scene carved in the relief represents Nabu-aplu-iddina being led by the priest Nabu-nadin-shum and the goddess Aa into the presence of the Sun-god, woh is seated within Ebabbara. Before the god is the solar disc. Middle Babylonian. Neo-Babylonian Dynasty. 860 BC-850 BC. Sippar, Iraq, Middle East. British Museum. London, England, United Kingdom.

Date

09 avr. 2008

Crédit

Photo12/Universal Images Group

Notre référence

UMG22A73_398

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

36,3Mo (1,6Mo) / 25,0cm x 36,4cm / 2953 x 4296 (300dpi)

Mots clés

text 9th century BC Asia Babylon British Museum Ebabbara England God Goddess Iraq London Mesopotamian Nabu apla iddina Neo-Babylonian Dynasty Priest Shamash Sippar Sun God United Kingdom altar ancient age antiquity beliefs constellation deity headdress history horned inscription king limestone relief religion scripture shrine symbols tablet text