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. Clay obelisk tapering toward the top with cuneiform text inscribed on all four faces. Dating of copied inscriptions: 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. Function: dedication/document. Dimensions: height 13.1 cm; width 3.7 cm; thickness 4.2 cm., A tapered, upright stone object with a rough, weathered surface stands against a neutral light gray background; the object is primarily tan and brown with patches of darker brown and black discoloration and small areas of reddish coloration, and its surface shows numerous small triangular and wedge-shaped indentations arranged across the face; the top is irregular and slightly angled, the sides slope inward toward the top, and ...
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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. Clay obelisk tapering toward the top with cuneiform text inscribed on all four faces. Dating of copied inscriptions: 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. Function: dedication/document. Dimensions: height 13.1 cm; width 3.7 cm; thickness 4.2 cm., A tapered, upright stone object with a rough, weathered surface stands against a neutral light gray background; the object is primarily tan and brown with patches of darker brown and black discoloration and small areas of reddish coloration, and its surface shows numerous small triangular and wedge-shaped indentations arranged across the face; the top is irregular and slightly angled, the sides slope inward toward the top, and the base is wider and sits on a flat surface casting a faint shadow.

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Votive obelisk inscription King Ashurbanipal forgery copy ancient text cuneiform writing Ashurbanipal king Assyria ca 668–ca 631 Bc votive offering obelisk Clay obelisk tapering top cuneiform text inscribed four faces Dating copied inscriptions 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 Function dedication document Dimensions height 13.1 cm width 3.7 cm thickness 4.2 cm tapered upright stone object rough weathered surface stands neutral light gray background object primarily tan brown patches darker brown black discoloration small areas reddish coloration surface numerous small triangular wedge-shaped indentations arranged across face irregular slightly angled sides slope inward base wider sits flat surface casting faint shadow.

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