Massive 2,600‑Year‑Old Marble Stele Discovered At Nineveh’s Shamash Gate
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists in Iraq’s Nineveh province have discovered a rare Assyrian stele dating to the reign of King Ashurbanipal. This discovery gives us new insight into the city’s achievements almost 2,600 years ago. Archaeologists in Nineveh province, Iraq, have…
A newly surfaced Ashurbanipal-era stele at Nineveh's Shamash Gate adds material evidence to the administrative and symbolic reach of a civilization that sits at the edge of deep-time memory.
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