Stele, Sanliurfa Museum, Urfa, Turkey

Stele of King Nabonidus, the last Neo-Babylonian king, with the sun, planet Venus and crescent moon representing the Mesopotamian moon god Sin, and embossed cuneiform inscription, basalt, Iron Age, 6th century BC, from Harran, in Sanliurfa Archaeology and Mosaic Museums, or Sanliurfa Museum, in Sanliurfa, or Urfa, Turkey. In ancient times Urfa was the city of Edessa in Upper Mesopotamia, founded in Hellenistic times an an important city throughout the Roman period. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Cuneiform Embossed Excavated Mesopotamia Museums Muzesi Nabonidus Neo-babylonian Prehistory Sanliurfa Stela Stele Turkiye Urfa

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