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Tablet of Shamash

9th century BCE · 9th century BCE · Also known as Sun-god Tablet

The Tablet of Shamash is a carved stone tablet found at Sippar in Iraq in 1881 and now in the British Museum. Made in the reign of Nabu-apla-iddina of Babylon in the 9th century BCE, it records how the king restored the cult image of the sun god Shamash after it had been lost. Its relief shows the king being led before the enthroned god.

Tablet of Shamash
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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Tablet of Shamash. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/tablet-of-shamash
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“Tablet of Shamash.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/tablet-of-shamash. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Tablet of Shamash.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/tablet-of-shamash.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Tablet of Shamash’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/tablet-of-shamash (Accessed: ).

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