Caption

Votive obelisk with an inscription of King Ashurbanipal forgery with a copy of an ancient text, cuneiform writing, Ashurbanipal king of Assyria; ca. 668–ca. 631 BC, votive offering, obelisk, inscription, forgery. Clay votive obelisk tapering toward the top; cuneiform text inscribed on all four faces. Dating of copied inscription content: c. 668–c. 631 BC Neo-Assyrian period; object itself dated to 2nd half 19th century–1st half 20th century forgery. Inscription based on texts from Iraq Quyunjik, Nineveh. Document/dedication. Height 13.1 cm; width 3.7 cm; thickness 4.2 cm., A tall, narrow stone object with a tapered, roughly triangular silhouette standing upright on a flat surface, showing a textured, weathered surface with carved indentations across its face; the stone displays a range of colors including brown, tan, beige, and darker brown patches, with some small worn or chipped areas and visible hairline cracks, while the background is a smooth light gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A04_280

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35.1Mb (1.5Mb) / 8.8in x 15.5in / 2636 x 4653 (300dpi)

Keywords

Votive obelisk inscription King Ashurbanipal forgery copy ancient text cuneiform writing Ashurbanipal king Assyria ca 668–ca 631 Bc votive offering obelisk forgery Clay votive obelisk tapering top cuneiform text inscribed four faces Dating copied inscription content c 668–c 631 BC Neo-Assyrian period object itself dated 2nd half 19th century–1st half 20th century forgery Inscription based texts Iraq Quyunjik Nineveh Document dedication Height 13.1 cm width 3.7 cm thickness 4.2 cm tall narrow stone object tapered roughly triangular silhouette standing upright flat surface showing textured weathered surface carved indentations across face stone displays range colors brown tan beige darker brown patches small worn chipped areas visible hairline cracks background smooth light gray.