이스탄불 오리엔트박물관 - 부조와 비문이 새겨진 중심기둥

이스탄불 오리엔트박물관 - 부조와 비문이 새겨진 중심기둥

 

STELE WITH RELIEFI AND NSCRIPTION

Adad-NirariⅢ praying in front of the godsymbols

810 - 783 BC

Neo-Assyrian Period

Saba

Basalt

 

King Adad-Niran Ⅲ, son of Samsi-Adad Ⅴ was King of Assyria. First he was king with his mother Sammuramat acting as regent(860-810 BC) and until 783 he ruled by himself. The Stele was erected by him governor Nergal-Eres the inscription reporting on the King’camping against the land of Palestine.

 

“In my fifth year of reign, when I took my seat on the royal throne in might I mobilized the forces of my land, (to) widespreading armies of Assyria. I gave the order to advance against palashtu(Palestine) The Euphrates I crossed at its flood The widespreading, hostile kings, who in the time of Samsi-Adad, my father, had rebelled, and withheld their tribute-at the command of Ashur, Sin, Shamash, Adad, Ishtar, (my)gods, terror overwhelmed them and they laid hold of my feed. Tribute and tax, More than that of gormer days, they brought to Assyria I received it. To march against the country Damascus I gave the command. Mari Ⅰ shut up in Damascus, his royal city(and he surrendered), one hundred talents of gold(corresponding to) one thousand talents of (silver) Ireceived as his tribute, At that time Ihad an image of my royal self made. The power of my might, the deeds of my hands, I inscribed there on.“

 

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