A CUNEIFORM LIMESTONE FRAGMENT OF ASHURNASIRPAL II

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A CUNEIFORM LIMESTONE FRAGMENT OF ASHURNASIRPAL II
REIGN OF ASHURNASIRPAL II, 883-859 B.C.
Comprising part of the royal inscription from the 'Wall Inscription'
13.3/8 x 11¼ in. (34 x 28.5 cm.)

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For a translation of the full text of the 'Wall Inscription', cf. A. K. Grayson, Assyrian Royal Inscriptions, 2, Wiesbaden, 1976, pp. 117-147; the inscription describes the king's campaigns and conquests.

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