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title: Ashur-Sharrat Stela
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2982/ashur-sharrat-stela/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Ashur-Sharrat Stela

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

## Image File

[![Ashur-Sharrat Stela](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2982.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2982.jpg)

## Image Caption

These fragments were part of a stela which was found at the Row of Stelae in the [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) of [Ashur](https://www.worldhistory.org/ashur/). It depicts a woman who wears a crown in the shape of a crenelated city [wall](https://www.worldhistory.org/wall/). This is queen Ashur-Sharrat, wife of [Ashurbanipal](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ashurbanipal/). It is rare to see an Assyrian queen without her husband. The queen raises her hand in salutation. Limestone, from Ashur, northern [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/), Iraq. 7th century BCE. (The [Pergamon](https://www.worldhistory.org/pergamon/) Museum, Berlin).

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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, August 28). Ashur-Sharrat Stela. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2982/ashur-sharrat-stela/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Ashur-Sharrat Stela." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 28, 2014. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2982/ashur-sharrat-stela/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Ashur-Sharrat Stela." *World History Encyclopedia*, 28 Aug 2014, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2982/ashur-sharrat-stela/>.

## License & Copyright

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