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English: Cuneiform tablet with the legend of Ishtar's descent to the Underworld, from the library of King Ashurbanipal (reigned 669-631 BC).
Français : Tablette décrivant en akkadien la légende de la descente d'Ishtar aux Enfers, de la bibliothèque du roi Asurbanipal (669-631 av.J.C.).
Date 7th century BC
date QS:P571,-650-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Medium clay
medium QS:P186,Q42302
Dimensions length: 16.8 cm (6.6 in); width: 8.5 cm (3.3 in); thickness: 2.8 cm (1.1 in)
dimensions QS:P2043,16.82U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,8.57U174728
dimensions QS:P2610,2.85U174728
institution QS:P195,Q6373
Current location
Department of the Middle East, room 55
Accession number
ME K.162
Credit line excavated by Sir Austen Henry Layard. Place: Nineveh.
References British Museum: online database: entry 314743

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English: Copy of the Akkadian version of Ishtar's Descent into the Underworld from the Library of Assurbanipal, currently held in the British Museum in London, England Edit this at Structured Data on Commons
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Copy of the Akkadian version of Ishtar's Descent into the Underworld from the Library of Assurbanipal, currently held in the British Museum in London, England

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