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title: Basalt Column from Ashur
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2995/basalt-column-from-ashur/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Basalt Column from Ashur

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

## Image File

[![Basalt Column from Ashur](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2995.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2995.jpg)

## Image Caption

A number of basalt columns and their fragments were uncovered during archaeological excavations at the "Row of Stelae" at the [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) of [Ashur](https://www.worldhistory.org/ashur/). These were brought to the city as part of an important booty. The [cuneiform](https://www.worldhistory.org/cuneiform/) inscriptions on this octagonal [column](https://www.worldhistory.org/column/) (with leaf capital) read: "Monument of Shamshi-Adad, king of [Assyria](https://www.worldhistory.org/assyria/), son of [Tiglath-pileser](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Tiglath-Pileser/), king of Assyria." Middle Assyrian period, 1051-1049 BCE. From Ashur, northern [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/), Iraq. (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, September 01). Basalt Column from Ashur. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2995/basalt-column-from-ashur/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Basalt Column from Ashur." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 01, 2014. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2995/basalt-column-from-ashur/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Basalt Column from Ashur." *World History Encyclopedia*, 01 Sep 2014, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2995/basalt-column-from-ashur/>.

## License & Copyright

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