The Harran Inscriptions of Nabonidus

@article{Gadd1958TheHI,
  title={The Harran Inscriptions of Nabonidus},
  author={Cathy Gadd},
  journal={Anatolian Studies},
  year={1958},
  volume={8},
  pages={35 - 92}
}
  • C. Gadd
  • Published 1 December 1958
  • History
  • Anatolian Studies
The Three Stelae bearing the inscriptions here published were discovered by Dr. D. S. Rice at Harran in August–September 1956, while he was engaged in examining the architecture of the ruined Great Mosque at that place. A preliminary account of his work, which is sufficient to convey the essential information about the positions and arrangement of these stones in the paving or steps of the Mosque, has been given by the discoverer in the Illustrated London News of 21st September, 1957, pp. 466… 
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