Sujet

Victory stele of Naram-Sin, King of Akkad. Mesopotamia, c. 2250 BC.

Légende

Victory stele of Naram-Sin, King of Akkad. It celebrates the triumph of King Naram-Sin over a mountain people, over Satun, King of the Lullubi. The Akkadian army is climbing the steep slopes of the Zagros Mountains. Mesopotamia. Sipar. Akkadian period, c. 2250 BC. Louvre Museum. Paris, France.

Date

1999

Crédit

Photo12/UIG/Universal History Archive

Notre référence

UMG21A13_482

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

51,8Mo (3,0Mo) / 27,0cm x 48,0cm / 3194 x 5671 (300dpi)

Mots clés

2000 bc 2350 BC Akkad Akkadian Akkadian Dinasty Akkadian army Akkadian period Gods Imperial Iraq Lullubi Mesopotamia Naram Sin Naram-Sin Near East Satun Satuni Sippar Tell Abu Habbah Victory Stele of Naram-Sin Zagros Mountains ancient ancient age army art battle carved celebration conqueror dynasty enemy historic historical history king king of the Lullubi limestone monarch mountain mythology pink limestone relief resistance scultpure soldier soldiers steep stele territory triumph