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Image: Duck-shaped weight mentioning the name of the priest Mashallim-Marduk, Kassite, from Babylon. Ancient Orient Museum

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Description: Duck-shaped weight measure, diorite. The cuneiform inscription mentions the name of the Babylonian priest Mashallim-Marduk. Kassite period, 13th century BCE. from Babylon, Iraq. On display at the Ancient Orient Museum, Istanbul, Turkey.
Title: Duck-shaped weight mentioning the name of the priest Mashallim-Marduk, Kassite, from Babylon. Ancient Orient Museum
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Author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg)
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