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title: Ashurnasirpal II's Stela from Kurkh
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2618/ashurnasirpal-iis-stela-from-kurkh/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Ashurnasirpal II's Stela from Kurkh

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

## Image File

[![Ashurnasirpal II's Stela from Kurkh](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2618.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2618.jpg)

## Image Caption

The Assyrian King [Ashurnasirpal II](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ashurnasirpal_II/) worships in front of [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) symbols. The [cuneiform](https://www.worldhistory.org/cuneiform/) inscription describes his military campaign in the year 879 BCE, when the Assyrian army attacked the lands of the upper Tigris River, near Diyarbakir (modern southern [Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/)). This stela was probably set up soon afterwards in one of the main [cities](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) under the Assyrian rule. Neo-Assyrian era, 879 BCE, from Kurkh, near Diyarbakir. (British Museum, London)

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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. (2014, May 07). Ashurnasirpal II's Stela from Kurkh. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2618/ashurnasirpal-iis-stela-from-kurkh/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Ashurnasirpal II's Stela from Kurkh." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 07, 2014. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2618/ashurnasirpal-iis-stela-from-kurkh/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Ashurnasirpal II's Stela from Kurkh." *World History Encyclopedia*, 07 May 2014, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2618/ashurnasirpal-iis-stela-from-kurkh/>.

## License & Copyright

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