Clay Tablet with Cuneiform Script of Crown Prince, Son of Nebuchadnezzar II

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Nebuchadnezzar, exile, late astronomy.

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Scholarly note

Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Clay Tablet with Cuneiform Script of Crown Prince, Son of Nebuchadnezzar II Mesopotamia 1500-539 BC Gallery, British Museum, London, England, UK. Complete indexed photo collection at WorldHistoryPics.

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Image: Gary Todd — Wikimedia Commons. source
Translation excerpted from Wikimedia Commons file: File:Clay Tablet with Cuneiform Script of Crown Prince, Son of Nebuchadnezzar II.jpg. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AClay_Tablet_with_Cuneiform_Script_of_Crown_Prince%2C_Son_of_Nebuchadnezzar_II.jpg. Description: Clay Tablet with Cuneiform Script of Crown Prince, Son of Nebuchadnezzar II Mesopotamia 1500-539 BC Gallery, British Museum, London, England, UK. Complete indexed photo collection at WorldHistoryPics.com..

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