Stela of Esarhaddon , king of Assyria (681 – 669 BC) was engraved ca 670 BC and placed near the citadel gate of Sam’al to commemorate the Assyrian conquest of Egypt in 671 BC.
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Surroundings:
![Sculpture from Sam`al [Zincirlli] - IX century BC.](https://images.vici.org/crop/w175xh175/uploads/samaal_zincirli_ix.jpg)
![Sculpture from Sam`al [Zincirlli] - IX century BC.](https://images.vici.org/crop/w175xh175/uploads/sam_al_zincirli_ix.jpg)
Location:
- Türkiye, Zincirli
- geo:37.103611,36.678612
- Location ± 100-500 m.
Class:
- Relief, votiv stone or altar
- visible
Identifiers:
- vici:place=23359
- wikidata:entity=Q258695
Annotations
Nearby
Sam`al (Zincirli Höyük)
Currently in Istanbul Archeological Museum
Kilamuwa Stela
Kilamuwa Stele foundat the entrance to Kilamuwa's palace
Citadel
Citadel