File Uphill MSS 4.20 - Babylon II - Nebuchadnezzar II: fortifications and hydraulic works

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The estate of Eric Uphill.

Donated by the executors of the estate of Eric Uphill in 2022.

"Project XVIII. Babylonia - Nebuchad-Nezzar II: Fortifications in and around Babylon; Also hydraulic works"*
4 pages (3 single-sided + 1 double-sided)
A preliminary document describing Nebuchadnezzar II's building projects, annotated typescript, includes brief descriptions with measurements of buildings and other structures with some plans, and summaries and notes from publications.
Uphill's section headings:

• Nebuchadnezzar fortifications at Babylon
• Hammurabi temple foundations
  • Inundated area of Babylon
  • Suggested solution
  • Median wall
  • Suggested size
  • Outer city wall
  • Inner city wall
  • Babel platform
  • Borsippa

*Uphill's description for this group as recorded on the original housing. This note has been retained.

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