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title: Sargon II Basalt Stele
author: Ronnie Jones III
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4815/sargon-ii-basalt-stele/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Sargon II Basalt Stele

_Authored by [Ronnie Jones III](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/ronandjess522/)_

## Image File

[![Sargon II Basalt Stele](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4815.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4815.jpg)

## Image Caption

This embossed human head stele is believed to be [Sargon II](https://www.worldhistory.org/Sargon_II/) (reigned 722-705 BCE) "who was one of the most important kings of the [Neo-Assyrian Empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/Neo-Assyrian_Empire/) as founder of the [Sargonid Dynasty](https://www.worldhistory.org/Sargonid_Dynasty/)." He is the father of [Sennacherib](https://www.worldhistory.org/sennacherib/) (reigned 705-681 BCE), perhaps the most recognizable Assyrian King due to his role in the [Old Testament](https://www.worldhistory.org/Old_Testament/) narratives (II Kings, II Chronicles, and [Isaiah](https://www.worldhistory.org/Isaiah/)). This embossed basalt stone carving is housed at the Sanliurfa Archeological Museum in Sanliurfa, [Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/).

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## About the Author

In university Ronnie concentrated his studies on the Greco-Roman world while writing his senior thesis on the Reformation. He has studied Koine Greek and Hebrew at the masters level, and is currently studying Turkish.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
III, R. J. (2016, March 31). Sargon II Basalt Stele. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4815/sargon-ii-basalt-stele/>
### Chicago
III, Ronnie Jones. "Sargon II Basalt Stele." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 31, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4815/sargon-ii-basalt-stele/>.
### MLA
III, Ronnie Jones. "Sargon II Basalt Stele." *World History Encyclopedia*, 31 Mar 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4815/sargon-ii-basalt-stele/>.

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