Cylinders of Nabonidus

Cylinders of Nabonidus
Cylinder of Nabonidus from the temple of Shamash at Larsa, Mesopotamia.
MaterialFired clay
Size22.86 cm high and 9.2 cm diameter
Created555–540 BC
Present locationBritish Museum, London, England
Registration1882,0714.1025

The Cylinders of Nabonidus refers to cuneiform inscriptions of king Nabonidus of Babylonia (556–539 BC). These inscriptions were made on clay cylinders. They include the Nabonidus Cylinder from Sippar, and the Nabonidus Cylinders from Ur, four in number.

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