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Harran Stela
Nabonidus, last Neo-Babylonian king, shown worshipping the Sun, Ishtar (Venus), and the moon-god Sin
Created
c. 541 BC
Discovered
1956 Harran, Sanlıurfa, Turkey
The Harran Stela (not to be confused with the Harran inscription) was discovered in 1956 in the ruins of Harran, in what is now southeast Turkey. It consists of two parts, both of which show, at the top, Nabonidus worshipping symbols of the Sun, Ishtar, and the moon-god Sin. The Stela was likely composed between 542–540 BC.[1]
The stela is significant as a text that demonstrates the adoration of Nabonidus to the Sun, Ishtar, and especially Sin, departing from traditional Babylonian exaltation of the chief god Marduk.
^[1] Beaulieu, Paul-Alain (1989). The Reign of Nabonidus, King of Babylon 556-539 B.C. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. p. 32. ISBN 0-300-04314-7.
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