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Hexagonal clay prism with cuneiform inscription narrating the military campaigns of the Assyrian king Esarhaddon (r. 680-669 BCE). Later on, the upper aspect was used a candle holder by the owner. Probably from Nineveh, Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. Neo-Assyrian Empire, 7th century BCE.
The British Museum, London.
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Amin, O. S. M. (2017, September 25). Assyrian Prism of Esarhaddon. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7328/assyrian-prism-of-esarhaddon/
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Assyrian Prism of Esarhaddon." World History Encyclopedia, September 25, 2017. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7328/assyrian-prism-of-esarhaddon/.
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Assyrian Prism of Esarhaddon." World History Encyclopedia, 25 Sep 2017, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7328/assyrian-prism-of-esarhaddon/.
