Tablet of Shamash
| Tablet of Shamash | |
|---|---|
Tablet of Shamash | |
| Material | Limestone |
| Size | Length: 29.2 cm, Width: 17.8 cm |
| Created | 888–855 BC |
| Present location | British Museum, London. Room 55. |
| Registration | ME 91000 |
The Tablet of Shamash (also known as the Sun God Tablet or the Nabuapaliddina Tablet) is a stele recovered from the ancient Babylonian city of Sippar in southern Iraq in 1881; it is now a major piece in the British Museum's ancient Middle East collection and is a visual attestation of Babylonian cosmology. It is dated to the reign of King Nabu-apla-iddina ca. 888 – 855 BC.