The Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III, side A, 2nd register

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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The Assyrian king Shalmaneser III beneath a parasol, accepts the tribute from Iaua from the house of Humri in 841 BCE. This is king Jehu of Israel, who appears in the Bible (2 Kings 9-10). From Nimrud, (ancient Kalhu), near the building of Shalmaneser, neo-Assyrian era, 827 BCE, Mesopotamia, northern Iraq. (The British Museum).

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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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Amin, O. S. M. (2014, April 01). The Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III, side A, 2nd register. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2486/the-black-obelisk-of-shalmaneser-iii-side-a-2nd-re/

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