Title

Obelisk of king of Assirya Adad-Nirari III (810-783 BC) inscribed with cuneiform characters. Archeological Museum Istambul. Turkey.

Caption

Obelisk of king of Assirya Adad-Nirari III (810-783 BC) worshipping divine emblems and inscribed with cuneiform characters. Erected for the Assyrian king Adad, from Sabaa, Yemen. Archeological Museum Istambul. Turkey. (Photo by: PHAS/UIG)

Date

1754

Credit line

Photo12/UIG/PHAS

Reference

UMG20B44_486

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

52,1Mb (4,2Mb) / 11,5in x 17,6in / 3444 x 5285 (300dpi)

Keywords

8th century BC 9th century B.C. Adad-narari Adad-nirari III Ancient Age Ancient Near East Assur Assyria Assyrian Culture History Iraq Istanbul Istanbul Archaeological Museum Mesopotamia Mesopotamian Museum Near East Neo-Assyrian Neo-Assyrian Empire Turkey adoring ancient antiquities Oriental antiquity art bas-relief characters civilizacion cuneiforme emblems inscription king of Assyria logographic relief religion ritual script stele syllabic system of pictographs worshiping writing writing system