This rock relief depicts a victorious king, most probably the Akkadian king Naram-Sin, after defeating the Lulubis, ancient tribes lived at the Zagros mountains, western Iran. The relief was made on the surface of a mountain cliff of modern-day Qopi Qoshk, Darband-i-Gawr, Qaradagh's mountains, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. The king stands on enemy corpses. Video and images © Osama S. M. Amin. Exclusive. Full article about the relief can be found here: http://etc.ancient.eu/2015/02/23/naram-sin-relief-iraq/ .
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Amin, O. S. M. (2016, September 13). The Rock Relief of Naram-Sin, Darband-i-Gawr. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/video/992/the-rock-relief-of-naram-sin-darband-i-gawr/
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "The Rock Relief of Naram-Sin, Darband-i-Gawr." World History Encyclopedia, September 13, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/video/992/the-rock-relief-of-naram-sin-darband-i-gawr/.
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "The Rock Relief of Naram-Sin, Darband-i-Gawr." World History Encyclopedia, 13 Sep 2016, https://www.worldhistory.org/video/992/the-rock-relief-of-naram-sin-darband-i-gawr/.
