In 2013, two local Iraqis handed over two inscribed clay cylinders to the State Board of Antiquities and Heritage. Subsequent analysis and translation of the inscriptions published in Iraq revealed them to belong to King Nebuchadnezzar II (604—562 BC), with their text relating to the restoration of the remains of the ziggurat in the ancient city of Kish. These cylinders represent the first foundation text documenting the construction works of King Nebuchadnezzar II to restore the ziggurat, thus confirming what had previously only been inferred from stamped bricks found in archaeological excavations.