1854 archaeological discoveries

Borsippa (Sumerian: BAD.SI.(A).AB.BAKI or Birs Nimrud, having been identified with Nimrod) is an archeological site in Babylon Governorate, Iraq, built on both sides of a lake about southwest of Babylon on the east bank of the Euphrates. It lies 15 kilometers from the ancient site of Dilbat.

clay cylinders with cuneiform inscriptions of king Nabonidus

cuneiform cylinder written by Neo-Assyrian king Ashurbanipal

ancient Egyptian statue at Neues Museum, Berlin, Germany