An Assyrian inscribed baked clay brick fragment

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An Assyrian inscribed baked clay brick fragment
showing the upper right portion of a royal inscription for Shalmaneser, son of Assurnasirpal, King of Assyria, in impressed cuneiform text, from the temple-tower of Calah (Nimrud), one of the ancient Assyrian capital cities -- 6½ x 6¼ x 5in. (16.5 x 15.8 x 12.8cm.), reign of Shalmaneser III (858-824 B.C.)

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