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title: Kurba'il Statue of Shalmaneser III
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10401/kurbail-statue-of-shalmaneser-iii/
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updated: 2024-09-20
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# Kurba'il Statue of Shalmaneser III

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Kurba'il Statue of Shalmaneser III](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10401.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10401.jpg)

## Image Caption

Kurba'il statue of Shalmaneser III (r. 858-824 BCE), found in Fort Shalmaneser in 1961 by the British School of [Archaeology](https://www.worldhistory.org/Archaeology/) in Iraq. 
 
The statue originally stood in the [Temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) of Adad at the [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) of Kurba'il, north of modern-day Mosul, but it was probably brought in antiquity to Fort Shalmaneser for repair, where it was found. The statue's [cuneiform](https://www.worldhistory.org/cuneiform/) inscriptions mention the first 20 military campaigns of the king. Somewhere between 10 and 12 April 2003, this statue was looted from the Iraq Museum. It was retrieved in the following weeks, in 4 fragments (head, and 3 body parts). 
 
Iraq Museum in Baghdad, Republic of Iraq.

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2019, April 10). Kurba'il Statue of Shalmaneser III. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10401/kurbail-statue-of-shalmaneser-iii/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Kurba'il Statue of Shalmaneser III." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 10, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10401/kurbail-statue-of-shalmaneser-iii/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Kurba'il Statue of Shalmaneser III." *World History Encyclopedia*, 10 Apr 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10401/kurbail-statue-of-shalmaneser-iii/>.

## License & Copyright

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