Description:
Five rows of writing. Rectangle with three sides cleanly sawn off and one broken. A fragment from what is known as the Standard Inscription, etched in stone along with image on stone slabs which lined the walls of the North West Palace at Kalhu, built by Ashurnasirpal. The full texts describes the king's conquests and the building of the palace.

Tags:
ancient; archaeology; missionaries

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