Stone Monument of Esarhaddon

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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Irregular rectangular-sided monument recording Esarhaddon's restoration of Babylon; possibly black basalt; carved symbols on the upper surface. Height 8.5 inches. The stone is not local to Mesopotamia. The irregular shape of the object suggests that it was cut from a naturally rounded piece of stone. The inscription is incomplete. Neo-Assyrian era, c. 670 BCE, Mesopotamia, Iraq. (The British Museum, London)

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Amin, O. S. M. (2014, March 31). Stone Monument of Esarhaddon. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2461/stone-monument-of-esarhaddon/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Stone Monument of Esarhaddon." World History Encyclopedia, March 31, 2014. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2461/stone-monument-of-esarhaddon/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Stone Monument of Esarhaddon." World History Encyclopedia, 31 Mar 2014, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2461/stone-monument-of-esarhaddon/.

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