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Cuneiform Tablet Listing the Names of Old Babylonian Kings
This clay tablet mentions the names of the kings of Babylon (genealogy of the Hammurabi's dynasty) as far as the reign of Ammiditana (reigned 1683-1647 BCE). The list also mentions the names of...
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Relief of Amun-Ra, Valley of the Kings
A relief depicting Amun-Ra, from the Tomb of Ramesses IX (r. 1129–1111 BCE) in the Valley of the Kings. Thebes, Egypt.
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Four Mohawk Kings
A London pamphlet about the arrival of the so-called Four Mohawk Kings, circa 1710.
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Egypt's Sixth Dynasty Kings
The kings of Egypt's 6th Dynasty from the Abydos King List.
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Silver Coin of the Parthian King of Kings Farhad IV
This coin (obverse) shows "King of the Kings" Farhad (Phraates) IV, reigned 38-2 BCE, in the presence of a goddess holding a horn of plenty (cornucopia); reverse, not shown. On Parthian coins, goddesses...
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Weavers, Scribes, and Kings: A New History of the Ancient Near East by Amanda H. Podany
Weavers, Scribes, and Kings: A New History of the Ancient Near East by Amanda H. Podany
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Tarquinia
Tarquinia (Etruscan name: Tarch'na or Tarch, Roman name: Tarquinii) is a town located on the western coast of central Italy which was an important Etruscan and then Roman settlement. It is famous today as the site of around 200 Etruscan...
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Achaemenid Royal Tombs
Tombs of the Achaemenid kings of Darius I, Xerxes I and Artaxerxes I at Naqsh-e Rostam.
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Jezebel
Jezebel (d. c. 842 BCE) was the Phoenician Princess of Sidon who married Ahab, King of Israel (r. c. 871 - c. 852 BCE) according to the biblical books of I and II Kings, where she is portrayed unfavorably as a conniving harlot who corrupts...
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Coat of Arms of the Kings of France
The coat of arms of the French monarchy with three golden fleurs-de-lis. Basilica of Notre Dame, Cléry-Saint-André, France.