I have already noted the archaeological interests of the Neo-Babylonian king Nabonidus and his daughter. But it's news to me that the priests of Shamash fooled him with a forged ancient inscription that favored them. It seems antiquities forgers have been around for as long as archaeology has.
For King Nabonidus as portrayed in the Aramaic Prayer of Nabonidus, with connections to Nebuchadnezzar's madness in Daniel chapter 4, see here (cf. here) and links.
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