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The Cry of the Poor Jews of Izmir
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We, the poor of Israel, inhabitants of the city of Izmir, may God protect it, slaves of our lord and king, Sultan Abdülmecid, may his name be praised and long live his reign, [are] oppressed and…

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Unknown

Places:

Smyrna, Ottoman Empire (İzmir, Turkey)

Date:

1847

Subjects:

Communal organizations, Government, Class, Poverty, Muslim-Jewish relations

Categories:

Political Culture
Shalmaneser III, Kurkh Monolith
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In the eponymate of Dayan-Ashur, on the 14th of Aiaru (Iyyar), I set out from Nineveh . . . I set out from the Euphrates and approached Aleppo. They (i.e., the inhabitants of Aleppo) were afraid of…

Places:

Kurkh, Assyria (Üçtepe, Turkey)

Date:

853–824 BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology, War, Calendar, Government, Monarchy

Categories:

History, Monuments, Gravestones & Tombs, Inscriptions, Visual & Material Culture