The Black Obelisk
The "Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III" is a black limestone
Neo-Assyrian bas-relief sculpture from Nimrud, in northern Iraq,
commemorating the deeds of King Shalmaneser III.
It is the most
complete Assyrian obelisk yet discovered, and is historically
significant because it is thought to display the earliest ancient
depiction of a biblical figure, although the traditional identification
of "Yaw" as Jehu has been questioned. Its reference to 'Parsua' is also
the first known reference to the Persians.
The obelisk features twenty reliefs, five on each side. They depict
five different subdued kings, bringing tribute and prostrating before
the Assyrian king.
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The Black Obelisk
The "Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III" is a black limestone Neo-Assyrian bas-relief sculpture from Nimrud, in northern Iraq, commemorating the deeds of King Shalmaneser III.
It is the most complete Assyrian obelisk yet discovered, and is historically significant because it is thought to display the earliest ancient depiction of a biblical figure, although the traditional identification of "Yaw" as Jehu has been questioned. Its reference to 'Parsua' is also the first known reference to the Persians.
The obelisk features twenty reliefs, five on each side. They depict five different subdued kings, bringing tribute and prostrating before the Assyrian king.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
CTG
The "Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III" is a black limestone Neo-Assyrian bas-relief sculpture from Nimrud, in northern Iraq, commemorating the deeds of King Shalmaneser III.
It is the most complete Assyrian obelisk yet discovered, and is historically significant because it is thought to display the earliest ancient depiction of a biblical figure, although the traditional identification of "Yaw" as Jehu has been questioned. Its reference to 'Parsua' is also the first known reference to the Persians.
The obelisk features twenty reliefs, five on each side. They depict five different subdued kings, bringing tribute and prostrating before the Assyrian king.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
CTG
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