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title: King Esarhaddon
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7156/king-esarhaddon/
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updated: 2024-09-20
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# King Esarhaddon

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

## Image File

[![King Esarhaddon](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7156.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7156.jpg)

## Image Caption

A close-up view of the upper part of the so-called Victory Stele of [Esarhaddon](https://www.worldhistory.org/Esarhaddon/) depicting the Assyrian king Esarhaddon praying in front of symbols of deities. From the citadel at Sam'al/Zincirli, modern Southern [Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/). [Neo-Assyrian Empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/Neo-Assyrian_Empire/), c. 671 BCE.

[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. (2017, September 01). King Esarhaddon. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7156/king-esarhaddon/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "King Esarhaddon." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 01, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7156/king-esarhaddon/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "King Esarhaddon." *World History Encyclopedia*, 01 Sep 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7156/king-esarhaddon/>.

## License & Copyright

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