July
22
/ 2021
Archaeologists from the Saudi Heritage Commission discovered a remarkable ancient artifact while exploring a fertile archaeological site in northwestern Saudi Arabia, the Commission has announced. While walking through ruins near Al Hait, which is located in the Hail region, they found a basalt stone face that had been inscribed with the name and image of Nabonidus, the last king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire. Nabonidus ruled the second incarnation of the Babylonian Empire, and its legendary capital Babylon, which ruled over much of the Arabian Peninsula, from 556 BC to 539 BC. The archaeologists say it is clear that the rock face was inscribed at some point during his reign, possibly even at the king’s direction. At the top of the
