Caption

Brick with an inscription of King Shalmaneser III, Shalmaneser III 858–824 BC Shulmanu-ašared, king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire; Calah Iraq, the ziggurat at Kalhu commonly known as Nimrud; square brick with cuneiform inscription: upper surface inscribed over almost its entire surface with seven lines of carefully impressed cuneiform characters; sand-colored clay, one edge burnt to black; 858–824 BC; origin: Kalhu Nimrud; brick; weight 20.97 kg; width 35 cm; length 35 cm; thickness 12 cm., A rectangular clay tablet with a rough, textured surface in shades of beige and light brown fills the image; the tablet shows a few shallow, angular impressions forming repeated wedge-like grooves and triangular indentations across its face, with slightly darker shadows inside those indentations; the tablet edges are worn and irregular, with some small chips and a slightly darker brown discoloration along the bottom edge; the background is a smooth, neutral gray that contrasts with the tablet's earthy beige and brown tones.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A06_027

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Rights managed

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84.0Mb (8.6Mb) / 18.0in x 18.1in / 5406 x 5433 (300dpi)

Keywords

Brick inscription King Shalmaneser III Shalmaneser III 858–824 BC Shulmanu-ašared 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 858–824 Bc origin Kalhu Nimrud brick weight 20.97 kg width 35 cm length 35 cm thickness 12 cm rectangular clay tablet rough textured surface shades beige light brown fills image tablet shallow angular impressions forming repeated wedge- grooves triangular indentations across face slightly darker shadows inside indentations tablet edges worn irregular small chips brown discoloration bottom edge background smooth neutral gray contrasts tablet's earthy beige brown tones.