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title: Shamash-Shum-Ukin Monument
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3167/shamash-shum-ukin-monument/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Shamash-Shum-Ukin Monument

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

## Image File

[![Shamash-Shum-Ukin Monument](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3167.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3167.jpg)

## Image Caption

This monument depicts [Shamash](https://www.worldhistory.org/Utu-Shamash/)-shum-ukin as a basket bearer. He was the Assyrian king of [Babylon](https://www.worldhistory.org/babylon/) from 668-648 BCE, and was the second son of [Esarhaddon](https://www.worldhistory.org/Esarhaddon/). Shamash-shum-ukin was killed after an unsuccessful rebellion against [Ashurbanipal](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ashurbanipal/), his brother. The monument records his restoration work. The anterior part of the monument was deliberately damaged but the posterior aspect, where the [cuneiform](https://www.worldhistory.org/cuneiform/) inscriptions were made, remained intact. From the [temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) of [Nabu](https://www.worldhistory.org/Nabu/) at Borsippa (modern-day Birs [Nimrud](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kalhu/), [Babel](https://www.worldhistory.org/babylon/) Governorate, Iraq), [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/). Neo-Assyrian period, circa 668-655 BCE. (The 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, October 17). Shamash-Shum-Ukin Monument. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3167/shamash-shum-ukin-monument/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Shamash-Shum-Ukin Monument." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 17, 2014. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3167/shamash-shum-ukin-monument/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Shamash-Shum-Ukin Monument." *World History Encyclopedia*, 17 Oct 2014, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3167/shamash-shum-ukin-monument/>.

## License & Copyright

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