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title: Statue of Shalmaneser III from Nimrud
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10402/statue-of-shalmaneser-iii-from-nimrud/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Statue of Shalmaneser III from Nimrud

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

## Image File

[![Statue of Shalmaneser III from Nimrud](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10402.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10402.jpg)

## Image Caption

This statue represents Shalmaneser III (reigned 858-824 BCE) and was found by a peasant accidentally in the early spring of 1956. It was badly fragmented at the south-east corner of [Nimrud](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kalhu/) [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) [wall](https://www.worldhistory.org/wall/), at the foot of the [acropolis](https://www.worldhistory.org/Acropolis/). The statue's [cuneiform](https://www.worldhistory.org/cuneiform/) inscriptions mention the king's 21st and 22nd military campaigns. It was vandalized and damaged somewhere between April 10 to 12, 2003, after the fall of Saddam regime. It dates back to the reign of Shalmaneser III and it is on display in the Assyrian Gallery of the Iraq Museum in Baghdad, Republic of Iraq. N.B. The description beside the statue belongs to another statue, not to this one.

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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 08). Statue of Shalmaneser III from Nimrud. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10402/statue-of-shalmaneser-iii-from-nimrud/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Statue of Shalmaneser III from Nimrud." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 08, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10402/statue-of-shalmaneser-iii-from-nimrud/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Statue of Shalmaneser III from Nimrud." *World History Encyclopedia*, 08 Apr 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10402/statue-of-shalmaneser-iii-from-nimrud/>.

## License & Copyright

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