A Stela of Adad-nirari III and Nergal-ereš from Tell al Rimah
1968; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 30; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.2307/4199848
ISSN2053-4744
Autores Tópico(s)Archaeology and Historical Studies
ResumoA Stela of Adad-nirari III was found during the eventful season of Spring 1967 at Tell al Rimah. It stood in position inside the cella of a Late Assyrian shrine, set beside the podium, a placing that is unparalleled among the find spots of other royal stelae. It was inscribed on the face with twenty-one lines, of which nine had been deliberately erased in antiquity; the writing ran across the skirt of the king, who was sculptured upon it slightly less than life-size, but not over the frame or sides of the stone (see Plate XXXVIII). The stela is 1·30 m. high and measures 0·69 m. in width at the base; it is parabolic in shape. It is made from a single slab of hard grey, crystalline "Mosul marble", in an excellent state of preservation. No traces of paint were visible on the surface as it was unearthed.
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