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LOT 416:
Orthostate with cuneiform inscription, gypsum alabaster. Length 36.5cm, Height 14,5cm. Translation: Assur-nasirpal ...
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Sold for: €4,600
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Orthostate with cuneiform inscription, gypsum alabaster. Length 36.5cm, Height 14,5cm. Translation: Assur-nasirpal (II), great king, mighty king, king of the universe, king of Assyria, son of Tukulti-Ninurta (II), great king, mighty king, king of the universe, king of Assyria, son of Adad-nirari (II), great king, mighty king, king of the universe, king of Assyria, brave man, who acts with the support of the arms of Assur, his highness, who has no equal among the princes of the four regions, king who has subdued (the lands) on the other side of the Tigris as far as Mount Liban and the Great Sea, all the land of Laqu, the lands of Suhu as far as the city of Rapiqu. He has conquered the sources of the river Subnat as far as the land of Nirbu. Mesopotamia, Neo-assyrian, 883 - 859 BC, time of Assur-nasirpal II. Fragmentary.
