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title: Inscribed Black Basalt Column Drum from Urartu
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9545/inscribed-black-basalt-column-drum-from-urartu/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Inscribed Black Basalt Column Drum from Urartu

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

## Image File

[![Inscribed Black Basalt Column Drum from Urartu](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9545.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9545.jpg)

## Image Caption

The inscription is repeated three times and reads "Ishpuini, son of Sarduri, built this [temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/)". Ishpuini was a king of [Urartu](https://www.worldhistory.org/Urartu_Civilization/) (reigned 830-810 BCE). The drum was later re-used and hollowed out to form a shallow basin with a drainage hole cut in the side. From Eastern [Anatolia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/), in modern-day [Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/). Urartian, c. 820 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. (2018, November 29). Inscribed Black Basalt Column Drum from Urartu. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9545/inscribed-black-basalt-column-drum-from-urartu/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Inscribed Black Basalt Column Drum from Urartu." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 29, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9545/inscribed-black-basalt-column-drum-from-urartu/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Inscribed Black Basalt Column Drum from Urartu." *World History Encyclopedia*, 29 Nov 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9545/inscribed-black-basalt-column-drum-from-urartu/>.

## License & Copyright

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