Deux figurines funéraires "ouchebtis"

Description

Egyptian faience,
a) “ushabti” fragment, h: 6.5 cm, base
b) small “ushabti”, h: 5.5 cm

In addition:
c) Babylonian cuneiform tablet, clay, handwritten inventory no. “004”, m: 4 cm x 3 cm
d) Babylonian cuneiform tablet, clay, m: 4.3 cm x 3.7 cm

As the capital of Babylonia, Babylon was one of the most important cities of antiquity. It was located on the Euphrates, about 90 km south of Baghdad in present-day Iraq (Babil province). The city was the capital of the city-state of the same name, which at times ruled over large parts of southern Mesopotamia and areas to the west of Mesopotamia (Syria, Palestine). The heyday of the ancient “world city” Babylon was between 1800 and 140 BC.

Remarques

This object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).