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Moabite Stone [Mesha Stele]
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Moabite Stone [Mesha Stele]

The Moabite Stone, otherwise known as the Mesha Stele, contains an ancient inscription by Mesha, King of Moab during the late 9th century BCE, elements of which match events in the Hebrew Bible. The inscription describes two aspects of how...
The Dexileos Stele: A Study of Aristocracy and Democracy in Greek Art
Article by James Lloyd

The Dexileos Stele: A Study of Aristocracy and Democracy in Greek Art

The Dexileos Stele assesses the way that Athenian political thought penetrated all levels of society, showing the conflict that the aristocratic classes were faced with in trying to find their place within the Athenian Democracy. As a visual...
The Banquet Stele of Ashurnasirpal II
Article by Joshua J. Mark

The Banquet Stele of Ashurnasirpal II

When he came to the throne in 884 BCE, Ashurnasirpal II had to attend to revolts which broke out across the empire. He ruthlessly put down all rebellions, destroyed the rebel cities and, as a warning to others, impaled, burned, and flayed...
Stele of Merenptah
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Stele of Merenptah

Stele of Merenptah. Israel as a cultural entity is first mentioned in this stele of the Egyptian pharaoh Merenptah (1213-1203 BCE) in which he states that “Israel lies devastated, bereft of its seed”. (Cairo Museum, Egypt)
Stele of Dadusha at the Iraq Museum (detail)
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Stele of Dadusha at the Iraq Museum (detail)

This detail shows the upper register of the stele of Dadusha. The stele is an elongated stone monument which originally stood at the Temple of Adad at Eshnunna. The front side is carved with four registers while the narrow sides were inscribed...
Stele of Minnakht, Chief of the Scribes
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Stele of Minnakht, Chief of the Scribes

Stele of Minnakht, chief of the scribes, 14th century BCE. (Louvre Museum, Paris)
Stele of Adad-Nirari III
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Stele of Adad-Nirari III

Limestone stele of the Assyrian king Adad-Nirari III (r. 810-783 BCE) from Tell al-Rimah, in modern-day Nineveh Governorate, Iraq. The king is praying before gods and goddesses symbols. The cuneiform inscriptions mention the king's titles...
Stele of the Vultures
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Stele of the Vultures

Stele of the Vultures fragments, dated to the Early Dynastic III Period (2600-2334 BCE), commemorating the victory of the city of Lagash over Umma. Louvre, Paris.
Stele of King Sennacherib
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Stele of King Sennacherib

This stele was made of limestone and was found in Nineveh. On the relief, the Assyrian king Sennacherib prays in front of divine symbols and Gods. It records the king's achievements and expansion of his royal capital, Nineveh. Reign of Sennacherib...
Stele of Pay
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Stele of Pay

The limestone 'Stele of the Scribe Pay'. On the left the gods Osiris, Isis and Horus watch various funerary ceremonies involving the deceased. New Kingdom, Dynasty XIX, 1292-1186 BCE, provenance unknown. (Egyptian Museum, Turin)
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