Tell al-Rimah stela
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| Tell al-Rimah stela | |
|---|---|
| File:Stele of Adad-nirari III.jpg Stele of Adad-nirari III at the Iraq Museum | |
| Created | c. 780 BC |
| Discovered | 1967 Nineveh Governorate, Iraq |
| Present location | Baghdad, 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]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ William H. Shea, Adad-Nirari III and Jehoash of Israel, Journal of Cuneiform Studies, vol. 30, no. 2, pp. 101-113, 1978
- ^ 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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External links
[edit | edit source]Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
- The Tell al-Rimah Stela in Livius.org