Caption

Brick with an inscription of King Shalmaneser III, Shalmaneser III 858–824 BC creator Shulmanu-ašred, king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire; Calah Iraq, the ziggurat at Kalhu commonly known as Nimrud; square brick with cuneiform inscription. The upper surface is inscribed over almost its entire surface with seven lines of carefully impressed cuneiform characters. Sand-colored clay, one edge burnt to black. Date: 858–824 BC. Place of origin/finding: Kalhu Nimrud. Material: brick. Weight: 20.97 kg; width 35 cm; length 35 cm; thickness 12 cm., A rectangular clay tablet with a rough, textured surface in beige and light tan tones set against a muted gray background, featuring a grid of incised wedge-shaped marks and linear impressions forming repeated patterns across the face, with slightly darker shadows within the indentations and a few small chips and worn edges, particularly along the top and bottom, and subtle variations of beige, tan, light brown, and gray on the tablet surface.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A06_024

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Rights managed

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85.9Mb (8.6Mb) / 18.3in x 18.2in / 5492 x 5466 (300dpi)

Keywords

Brick inscription King Shalmaneser III Shalmaneser III 858–824 BC creator Shulmanu-ašred king Neo-Assyrian Empire Calah Iraq ziggurat Kalhu commonly Nimrud square brick cuneiform inscription upper surface inscribed almost entire surface seven lines carefully impressed cuneiform characters Sand-colored clay edge burnt black Date 858–824 Bc Place origin finding Kalhu Nimrud Material brick Weight 20.97 kg width 35 cm length 35 cm thickness 12 cm rectangular clay tablet rough textured surface beige light tan tones set muted gray background featuring grid incised wedge-shaped marks linear impressions forming repeated patterns across face slightly darker shadows within indentations small chips worn edges particularly top bottom subtle variations tan light brown gray tablet surface.