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Source Description
The inscription on the large, four-sided stele from which this fragment comes chronicles the genealogy of the Assyrian kings and the account of King Shalmaneser III's defeat of King Haza'ilu of Damascus. While Shalmaneser's name does not survive, the accompanying royal titles confirm the identification. Haza'ilu is Hazael, king of Syria, often mentioned in Old Testament book of 2 Kings as the adversary of Israel.
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Document identity
localId
3737
label
Fragment of a Stele
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
3737
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Fragment of a Stele
description
The inscription on the large, four-sided stele from which this fragment comes chronicles the genealogy of the Assyrian kings and the account of King Shalmaneser III's defeat of King Haza'ilu of Damascus. While Shalmaneser's name does not survive, the accompanying royal titles confirm the identification. Haza'ilu is Hazael, king of Syria, often mentioned in Old Testament book of 2 Kings as the adversary of Israel.
provenance
[From Assur]; Edgar J. Banks, Bagdad; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
858-824 BCE (Neo-Assyrian)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Stone
tablets
stelae
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
22.9
height
31.8
depth
41.9
dimensionsRaw
9 x 12 1/2 x 16 1/2 in. (22.9 x 31.8 x 41.9 cm)
Source extras
cul
Neo-Assyrian
inscriptions
[Translation from composite text of Cuneiform Digital Library RIMA 3.0.102.009] On obverse: [Shalmaneser]
great [king]
mighty king
king of the world
/ [king without rival]
dragon
weapon destroying / [all regions
who commands] princes of all countries / [...] of the Ekur
ensi of [...] / [...] [who] all his enemies / [like pots] he smashed (them). / [Mighty (and) merciless male]
who does [not] spare (the foe) in battle / [...] his mighty weapons / [...] in battle / [...] of his enemies / [...] wide; mighty king. / [king of all the four regions (of the world)]
who rules / [all countries
king] sought after by the gods
/ [...] prudent [viceroy of] [(he god) Ashur / [...] / [...] / [...]; [Translation] On right side: [At] that time / [Haza'ilu] of Damascus / [...] / I captured his warriors / [...] wide [...] / I defeated [him] and captured [his] camp / To [save] / his life
he went up
and [as far as] / the city of Damascus / his royal city
I followed (him) / [I cut down] his orchards / and his hinterland / I burned [...] / city [...] / [...] [https://cdli.ucla.edu/P272834]
reign
Shalmaneser III (858-824 BC)
med
black stone
creator_ids
7763
collection_ids
ANE
exhibition_ids
1994
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
28d0b2b45b707430