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title: Akkadian Soldier on Naram-Sin Victory Stele from Wasit
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10765/akkadian-soldier-on-naram-sin-victory-stele-from-w/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Akkadian Soldier on Naram-Sin Victory Stele from Wasit

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

## Image File

[![Akkadian Soldier on Naram-Sin Victory Stele from Wasit](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10765.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10765.jpg)

## Image Caption

This alabaster stele (with different registers) was fragmented when originally found and only three fragments have survived; two are in the Iraq Museum in Baghdad and one is in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA. The stele commemorates one of [Naram-Sin](https://www.worldhistory.org/Naram-Sin/)’s military victories in modern-day [Anatolia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/), [Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/). This fragment depicts a procession of [Akkadian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/akkadian/) soldiers wearing a ribbed or quilted helmet, a fringed sash, and a long skirt. The warrior in this register has a long sword hanging by his side; he holds what appears to be a belt and a short sword or a dagger attached to it. The left hand holds a two-handed vessel (depas). From al-Hay district, in modern-day Wasit Governorate, Iraq. Akkadian period, reign of Naram-Sin of [Akkad](https://www.worldhistory.org/akkad/), 2254 - 2218 BCE. On display at the Iraq Museum in Baghdad, Republic of Iraq. The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago's "Lost Treasures of Iraq" website says it was excavated at Nasiriyah (in modern-day Dhi Qar Governorate) and gives it "unknown status" after the ransacking of the Iraq Museum in April 2003.

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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, May 23). Akkadian Soldier on Naram-Sin Victory Stele from Wasit. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10765/akkadian-soldier-on-naram-sin-victory-stele-from-w/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Akkadian Soldier on Naram-Sin Victory Stele from Wasit." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 23, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10765/akkadian-soldier-on-naram-sin-victory-stele-from-w/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Akkadian Soldier on Naram-Sin Victory Stele from Wasit." *World History Encyclopedia*, 23 May 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10765/akkadian-soldier-on-naram-sin-victory-stele-from-w/>.

## License & Copyright

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