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A bronze Assyrian sickle sword that is believed to have belonged to the Assyrian king Adad Nirari I (r. 1307-1275 BCE), made in northern Mesopotamia, c. 13th century BCE.
The blade bears the cuneiform inscription: "Palace of Adad-nirari, king of the universe, son of Arik-den-ili, king of Assyria, son of Enlil-nirari, king of Assyria". The inscription appears on both sides of the blade and along its non-cutting edge. Both sides of the blade bear an engraving of an antelope reclining on a platform. The sword likely served a ceremonial purpose as a symbol of royal power, and may not have been used in actual battle.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
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Art, M. M. o. (2021, February 27). Assyrian Sickle Sword. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13504/assyrian-sickle-sword/
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Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Assyrian Sickle Sword." World History Encyclopedia, February 27, 2021. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13504/assyrian-sickle-sword/.
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