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OLD BABYLONIAN INSCRIPTIONS 



Plate. Text. Date. 



26 71 Bibeiashu. 



26 75 Cassite Dyn. 



26 76 ia-ash. 



27 77 Cassite Dyn. 



27 78 Nazi-Maruttash. 



27 79 [Bibeia-]shu. 



27 80 e. 1100 B.C. 



28 81 Ramman-shurn-usur. 



29 82 Mili-Shikhu. 



30 83 Bel-nadin-aplu. 



31 83 Bel-nadin-aplu. 



32 84 Nabopolassar. 



Description. 

 Lapis lazuli tablet, 2.35 X 2.16. Nippur III, same place as PI. 8, No. 

 15. Inscr. 5 li. C. B. M. 8682. 



Fragm. of an axe in imitation of lapis lazuli, 11 x 6.95 X 1.25. Nippur 

 III, same place as PI. 8, No. 15. Inscr. 3 li. C. B. M. 8680. 



Agate cameo, d. c. 1.8. Nippur III, same place as PI. 8, No. 15. 

 C. B. M. 8683. 



Fragm. of an agate ring, d. 1, w. 1.1. Nippur III, same place as PI. 

 8, No. 15. Inscr. 3 li. C. B. M. 8684. The ring originally formed 

 the centre part of a votive cylinder. Cf. PI. 22, No. 50. 



Fragm. of an axe in imitation of lapis lazuli, 6 X 2.5 X 1.5. Nippur 

 III, same place as PI. 8, No. 15. Inscr. 6 li. C. B. M. 8681. 



Fragm. of an axe in imitation of lapis lazuli, 5.26 x 2.1. Nippur III, 

 same place as PI. 8, No. 15. Inscr. 4 li. N. P. 



Fragment of a vase in soapstone rock, 8.5 X 8.8 (orig. d. at the bottom 

 13.2). Nippur V, c. 3 m. below the surface. Inscr. 7 li. C. B. M. 

 8690. 



Fragm. of an axe in imitation of lapis lazuli, 6.2 X 6.2 X 1.7. Nippur 

 III, same place as PI. 8, No. 15. Inscr. 9 li. C. B. M. 8685. 



Fragm. of an axe in imitation of lapis lazuli, 2.35 X 2.85 X 1.5. Nippur 

 III, same place as PI. 8, No. 15. Inscr. 4 li. C. B. M. 8686. 



Fragm. of a reddish granite (boundary) stone of phallic shape, 1. 15.5. 

 Nippur III, c. 1.5 m. below the surface on the slope of the T. hill 

 N.W. of Z. Inscr. 2 col., 8 li. Pho. and N. P. Cf. PI. XII, 32, 33. 



Fragm. of a baked brick, yellowish, very soft, partly covered with 

 bitumen, 22.5 (fragm.) X 18.4 (fragm.) X 6.9 (orig.). Nippur III, 

 found out of place in a later structure of the inner wall of Z. (cf. 

 PI. 29, No. 82; PI. 10, No. 18; PI. 13, No. 22; PI. 20, No. 38). 

 Inscr. written, 15.2 x 8.6, 10 li. C. B. M. 8643. 



Brick of baked clay, brown, partly covered with bitumen, 29.6 x 

 30.2 x 6.7. Nippur III, inner wall of Z. Every brick of this 

 structure bears the name of Mili-Shikhu with exactly the same 

 inscription (stamped), except a few which belong to Ur-Ninib 

 (PI. 10, No. 18), Bur-Sin (PI. 11, No. 19), Kurigalzu (PI. 20, No. 

 38), Rammanshumusur (PI. 28, No. 81). The latter four evidently 

 formed a part of the ancient structure, and were utilized by 

 Mili-Shikhu in his restoration of the platform of Z. Inscr. 

 stamped, 14.8 x 7, 11 li. C. B. M. 8632. Cf. Pinches " An Early 

 Babylonian Inscription from Niffer " in Hebraica VI, pp. 55-58. 



Black limestone tablet, 16.75 X 12.1 x 5.1. Presumably neighborhood 

 of Babylon. Obv., slightly rounded, 22 li. C. B. M. 13. 



The same, Rev., rounded, 24 li. 



Cylinder of baked clay, cartridge shaped, hollow, small hole at the 

 top, dark brown with grayish spots; when found, half covered 

 with bitumen; h. 15.2, d. of the base 8.85, d. of the hole 2.2. 

 Babylon. Inscr. 3 col., 45 + 65 + 59=169 li. C. B. M. 9090. Cf. 

 PL XIII, No. 34. The variants have been taken from a mutilated 

 cylinder (B) in the British Museum, published by Strassmaier in 

 Z. A. IV, pp. 129-136. Apparent mistakes in Strassmaier's edition 



