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Stele of Esarhaddon, king of Assyria,, Pergamon Museum, BerlinSam`al, Hittite column baseSam`al, Hittite column baseSam`al, Hittite column baseStele of King Kilamuwa, from the Kingdom of Sam'al.Zincirli -Sam`al - Excavations 2011Zincirli -Sam`al - Excavations 2011Zincirli -Sam`al - Excavations 2011Sculpture from Sam`al [Zincirlli] - IX century BC.Zincirli -Sam`alSculpture from Sam`al [Zincirlli] - IX century BC.Zincirli 2011Zincirli 2011Zincirli -Sam`al - Excavations 2011Zincirli -Sam`al - Excavations 2011Zincirli 2011Basalt wall refief from Sam`alSam`al, Hittite portal lionGate Lion from Sam`al - ZincirliGate Lion from Sam`al - ZincirliLuwian Inscription from Pancarlı HöyükHadad Statue, Gerçin Höyük, King Panamuwa ITilmen HöyükTilmen Hüyük - ruins of settlementsTilmen HöyükTilmen HöyükTilmen HöyükTilmen HöyükTilmen Hüyük - ruins of settlementsTilmen Höyük

Location:

  • Türkiye, Zincirli
  • geo:37.104877,36.67767
  • Location ± 0-5 m.

Period or year:

  • -850~ / unknown

Class:

  • Relief, votiv stone or altar
  • visible

Identifiers:

  • vici:place=26493

Annotations

This basalt king statue of the Neo-Hittite/Aramaen kingdom was unearthed in Sam`al hilani within the walls of a citadel. Hittite king stands on the lions. 

The statue housed in the Museum of Oriental Antiquities, İstanbul dates back to 850-800 BC,

  1. Roger Ling; John Boardman, The Cambridge ancient history. Plates Tom 3, Cambridge University Press, 1984, p. 75

Nearby

Victory stele of Esarhaddon

Stele was discovered in 1888 in Zincirli Höyük (Sam'al, or Yadiya) by Felix von Luschan and Robert Koldewey.

Sam`al (Zincirli Höyük)

Currently in Istanbul Archeological Museum

Kilamuwa Stela

Kilamuwa Stele foundat the entrance to Kilamuwa's palace


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