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12. A clay cone of Nebuchadnezzar II, king of Babylon 6th century B.C. 
This cone was laid in the foundation of the temple of the god Lugal-Marad in the town of Marad (west of Nippur) during restoration. The excavations that were carried out by decree of the king (this is probably the first report on intentional archeological excavations in the entire history of humanity) had wonderful results: the cone says that the building inscription of the king Naram-Suen, the famous king of the Akkadian dynasty (23rd century B.C.), was found in the ruins of the temple. The temple of Lugal-Marad from the times of Nebuchadnezzar was restored exactly on the location of the temple of the epoch of the Akkadian dynasty. |
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