Khorsabad, Prism of Sargon II with foundation text

Description	Khorsabad, Prism of Sargon II with foundation text
Details	Foundation inscription. Fragment of the text: In the month of Abu, the month of the descent of the fire-god, destroyer of growing vegetation, when one lays the foundation platform for city and house, I laid its foundation walls, I built its brickwork. Substantial shrines, built firm as the foundation of eternity, I constructed therein... Palaces of ivory, mulberry, cedar, cypress, juniper, and pistacchio-wood, I built at their lofty command for my royal dwelling.
Date	721 CE – 705 BCE
Inscription Nr.	? (Akkadian)
Creator	Bill Thayer
Museum	Chicago, Oriental Institute
License	CC0 1.0 universal
Categories	Assyria
Tags	Inscription, Source
Modern Countries	Iraq

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