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The panel shown here is part of an obelisk that contains a long inscription summarizing the triumphs of the Assyrian king Shalmaneser III (r. 858–824 BCE) until the thirty-third year of his reign. The…
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Calah, Assyria (Nimrud, Iraq)
Date:
859 BCE–824 BCE
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The (foreign) chieftains lie prostrate, saying “Peace.” Not one lifts his head among the Nine Bows.
Libya is captured, while Hatti is pacified.
Canaan is plundered, Ashkelon is carried off, and Gezer…
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Thebes, Egypt (Luxor, Egypt)
Date:
ca. 1208 BCE
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This inscription was written by someone who was apparently hiding in the cave. For a photograph of the inscription, see Hamsa-like Hand in Khirbet el-Kom (Makkedah) Tomb.Uriyahu the governor wrote it…
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Makkedah, Land of Israel (Khirbet el-Kom, West Bank)
Date:
Iron Age II, 8th Century BCE
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[ . . . . . . . . ] and cut (a treaty) [
[ . . . e]l my father went up [against him when] he was fighting in Abe[l?]
And my father lay down, he went to his [ancestors (or: eternal place)]. And the…
Places:
Dan, Land of Israel (Tel Dan, Israel)
Date:
Late 9th Century BCE