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Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III [South Face, West End]
This scene is part of a long tributary one where the king receives Chaldean tribute from Musallim-Marduk, son of Ukani. Here, the Assyrian king, Shalmaneser III (r. 858 - 824 BCE), stands and his left hand rests on the tip of his bow while...
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Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III [North-West Re-entrant, N. Face]
This scene is part of a long tributary one where Shalmaneser III (r. 858-824 BCE) receives tribute from Qalparunda (c. mid 9th Century BCE) of the Land of Unqi (a Luwian Syri-Hittite state, also known as Pattin). This is the rear part of...
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Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III [North Face, West End]
This scene is part of a long tributary one where Shalmaneser III (r. 858-824 BCE) receives tribute from Qalparunda (c. mid 9th Century BCE) of the Land of Unqi (a Luwian Syri-Hittite state, also known as Pattin). The procession is headed...
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Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III [South Face, East End]
This scene is part of a long tributary one where the Shalmaneser III (r. 858-824 BCE) receives Chaldean tribute from Musallim-Marduk, son of Ukani. On the right, a groom leads a pair of horses, unharnessed except for the halter by which...
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Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III [North Face, West End]
This scene is part of a long tributary one where Shalmaneser III (r. 858 - 824 BCE) receives tribute from Qalparunda (c. mid 9th Century BCE) of the Land of Unqi (a Luwian Syri-Hittite state, also known as Pattin). The tribute is composed...
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Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III [South-West Re-entrant, W. Face]
This scene is part of a long tributary one where the Shalmaneser III (r. 858-824 BCE) receives Chaldean tribute from Musallim-Marduk, son of Ukani. This is the end of the procession. The first pair of men carry shallow vessels with high...
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Statue of Shalmaneser III
Statue of the Assyrian king Shalmaneser III, son of Ashurnasirpal II, grandson of Tikulti-Ninurta. The inscriptions on the statue give a brief account of the king's genealogical titles and characteristics. Basalt, from Assur, neo-Assyrian...
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Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III [South-West Re-entrant, S. Face]
This scene is part of a long tributary one where the Shalmaneser III (r. 858-824 BCE) receives Chaldean tribute from Musallim-Marduk, son of Ukani. On this panel, there are seven figures. The leading figure of the procession carries no...
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Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III [North-West Re-entrant, W. Face]
This scene is part of a long tributary one where Shalmaneser III (r. 858-824 BCE) receives tribute from Qalparunda of the Land of Unqi (a Luwian Syri-Hittite state, also known as Pattin). On the left, there are two figures, of whom the first...
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Assyria
Assyria was the region located in the ancient Near East which, under the Neo-Assyrian Empire, reached from Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) through Asia Minor (modern Turkey) and down through Egypt. The empire began modestly at the city of Ashur...