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title: Assyrian Door-sill
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5475/assyrian-door-sill/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Assyrian Door-sill

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

## Image File

[![Assyrian Door-sill](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5475.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5475.jpg)

## Image Caption

The [cuneiform](https://www.worldhistory.org/cuneiform/) inscription gives the name and genealogy of Adad-nirari III (reigned 810-783 BCE) and was written in doorways of a [palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) built during his reign. Assyrian, 9th-8th centuries BCE. From [Nimrud](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kalhu/) (ancient [Kalhu](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kalhu/), [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/)), Upper Chambers. (The British Museum, London).

#### Editorial Review

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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. (2016, August 24). Assyrian Door-sill. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5475/assyrian-door-sill/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Assyrian Door-sill." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 24, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5475/assyrian-door-sill/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Assyrian Door-sill." *World History Encyclopedia*, 24 Aug 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5475/assyrian-door-sill/>.

## License & Copyright

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