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The Warrior King. Fragment of a victory stela known as the Stela of Mardin. Basalt. H. 49 cm. W. 55 cm. Old Babylonian Period. Early 18th century BC. Attributed to the region of Sinjar (Mardin, Iraq). Victorious king stops his enemy with his spear and raises his ax to break his skull. The inscription depicts the victory of a king, whose name has been erased, over the city of Arrapha and the continuation of his victorious campaigns in the land of Qabra in northern Mesopotamia. This ruler was identified as Samsi-Addu, founder of a powerful kingdom in Assyria. Louvre Museum. Paris, France.
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The Warrior King. Fragment of a victory stela known as the Stela of Mardin. Basalt. H. 49 cm. W. 55 cm. Old Babylonian Period. Early 18th century BC. Attributed to the region of Sinjar (Mardin, Iraq). Victorious king stops his enemy with his spear and raises his ax to break his skull. The inscription depicts the victory of a king, whose name has been erased, over the city of Arrapha and the continuation of his victorious campaigns in the land of Qabra in northern Mesopotamia. This ruler was identified as Samsi-Addu, founder of a powerful kingdom in Assyria. Louvre Museum. Paris, France.
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Image size:
4098 x 2978 px | 34.9 MB
Print size:
34.7 x 25.2 cm | 13.7 x 9.9 in (300 dpi)
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18TH CENTURY BC • 19TH CENTURY • 19TH • AMORITE • AMORITES • ANCIENT AGE • ANCIENT WORLD • ANCIENT • ANT. OR.: MESOPOTAMIA • ANTIGUEDAD • ANTIQUE • ANTIQUITIES ORIENTAL: MESOPOTAMIA • ANTIQUITIES • ANTIQUITY • ARMY: SOLDIER • ASIRIA • ASIRIO • ASSAIL • ASSAULT • ASSUR • ASSYRIA • ASSYRIAN ART • ASSYRIAN EMPIRE • ASSYRIAN • ATTACK • ATTACKING • AX • AXE • BABYLON • BABYLONIANS • BANG • BAS-RELIEF • BC BC BC • BEAT UPON • BEAT • BEATING • BLOW • BREAK SKULL • BUBBLE GUM • CATASTROP • CHARACTER • CHARACTERS • CHEWING GUM • CHOPPER • COMBATTIMENTO • CONQUEST • DEBACLE • DEFEAT • DEFEATED • DISCOMFIT • DISCOMFITS • DISPUTE • DONATION • DUE • EMBOSSED • ENEMY • FIGHT AGAINST • FIGHT • FIGHTING • FIGURE • FIGURES • FIGURINE • FLAMBEAU • FRAGMENT • GIFT • GLUE • GO TOGETHER • GUM (CHEWING) • GUM • HISTORIA UNIVERSAL • HISTORIA • HISTORY • HIT • HITTING • HOSTILE • HUNDRED YEARS WAR • INIMICAL • JUNK • KING • KNOCK • LOSING • LOUVRE MUSEUM • LOUVRE PALAIS, PARIS • LOUVRE • LOUVRE, PARIS • LOUVRE: MUSEUM • MAIL • MAST • MATT • MESOPOTAMIA • MESOPOTAMIAN • MIDDLE EAST • MILITARY CAMPAIGN • OLD BABYLONIAN ERA • OLD BABYLONIAN PERIOD • OLD OLD OLD OLD STORY SEASON • OLD • ORTHOSTAT • OUTDO • OVERCOME • PALACE: LOUVRE, PARIS • PASTE • PAYABLE • PEOPLE'S ARMY SOLDIER • PERSONAJE • PERSONALITY • PIECE • POLE • POST • PRESENT (GIFT) • PRESENT • PROFIT • PUNCH • QABRA • QUARREL • QUEEN VICTORIA I • QUEEN VICTORIA • RELIEF • RELIEFS • RELIEVE • ROW • RULER • SAMSI-ADAD I • SAMSI-ADDU • SCENE • SCRAP • SCULPTED • SCULPTING • SCULPTURE • SCULPTURE. • SHAMSHI-ADAD • SLAP • SMACK • SOLDIER • SOLDIERS • SOLIDER • STAGE • STATUETTE • STELA OF MARDIN • STELA • STELE • STELE, ALL • STRIKING • STRUGGLE • SUBMIT • SYRIA • TAKE ROOT • THEATER • THEATRE • THRASH • THROB • THUMP • TORCH • TRIUMPH • TROOPS • VICTOR • VICTORIA I • VICTORY STELE • VICTORY • VIOLENCE • VIOLENCIA • WACK • WAR • WARFARE • WARRIOR KING, THE • WARRIOR • WARRIORS • WARS • WINNING • WRESTLE • XIX CENTURY
