The Black Obelisk of Salmanassar III (reigned 858-824 BC).is a black limestone Neo-Assyrian bas-relief sculpture from Nimrud (ancient Kalhu). It is a monument commemorating the deeds of King Salmanassar III.
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Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III
Nearby sites
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NIMRUD
NIMRUD Kalhu -Calah
Iraq, Qaryat an Nu‘mānīyah -
Nimrud Slab - Calah Orthostat Slab
Akkadian cuneiform inscription ca 800 BC
Iraq, Qaryat an Nu‘mānīyah -
Citadel of Nimrud
Nimrud - Kalhu - citadel
Iraq, Qaryat an Nu‘mānīyah -
Stele of Ashurnasirpal II - Nimrud [Kalhu]
Assyrian royal inscriptions
Iraq, Qaryat an Nu‘mānīyah
