BABYLONIAN TERRACOTTA RITUAL BRICK WITH THE NAME OF THE KING NEBUCHADNEZZAR II. Ca. 604 - 561 BC. A terracotta brick of rectangular form with flat faces and squared edges, one face bearing cuneiform arranged in horizontal lines within a single-line border. The inscription reads: "Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, provisioner of Esagil and Ezida, prime son of Nabopolassar, king of Babylon am I. Ebabbaca, the temple of Shamash in Larsa I restored as it was before, for Shamash, my lord." For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 90121. Size: 200mm x 125mm; Weight: 885g Provenance: Private London collection; previously French art market 1970s/1980. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.