Tell al-Rimah stela

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Tell al-Rimah stela
File:Stele of Adad-nirari III.jpg
Createdc. 780 BC
Discovered1967
Nineveh Governorate, Iraq
Present locationBaghdad, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq
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The Tell al-Rimah stela or the Stele of Adad-nirari III is a victory stele of Adad-nirari III which include a reference to an early king of Samaria as "Jehoash the Samarian"[1][2] the first cuneiform mention of Samaria by that name.[3]

It was discovered in 1967 during excavations at Tell al-Rimah and is today at the Iraq Museum.[4]

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  1. ^ William H. Shea, Adad-Nirari III and Jehoash of Israel, Journal of Cuneiform Studies, vol. 30, no. 2, pp. 101-113, 1978
  2. ^ Tell al-Rimah Stela (797 BCE): inscription by Assyrian king Adad-Nirari III, in which he describes his successes in the west. Livius.org. Quote: "...[4] I received 2,000 talents of silver, 1,000 talents of copper, 2,000 talents of iron, 3,000 linen garments with multicolored trim - the tribute of Mari' - of the land of Damascus. I received the tribute of Jehoash the Samarian, of the Tyrian ruler and of the Sidonian ruler."
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