Ada-Nirari III praying in front of god symbols, solar disc

Istanbul Archaeology Museums, Turkey

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Solar disc and winged disc on a stele of king Adad Nirari III. Stele with Relief and Inscription

Adad-Nirari III praying in front of god symbols.

810 - 738 B.C.
Neo-Assyrian Period
Saba
Basalt

King Adad-Nirari III, son of Samsi-Adad V, was King of Assyria. First he was king with his mother Sammuramat acting as regent (860-810 B.C.) and until 783 he ruled by himself. The Stele was erected by him governor Nergal-Eres the inscription reporting on the King's campaign against the land of Palestine.

"In my fifth year of reign, when I took my seat on the royal throne in might I mobilized the forces of my land, (to) widespreading armies of Assyria. I gave the order to advance against palashtu (Palestine) The Euphrates I crossed at its flood The widespreading, hostile kings, who in the time of Samsi-Adad, my father, had rebelled, and withheld their tribute-at the command of Ashur, Sin, Shamash, Adad, Istar, (my) gods, terror overwhelmed them and they laid hold of my feed. Tribute and tax, More than that of former days, they brought to Assyria I received it. To march against the country Damascus I gave the command. Mari I shut up in Damascus, his royal city (and he surrendered), One hundred talents of gold (corresponding to) one thousand talents of (silver) I received as his tribute. At that time I had an image of my royal self made.
The power of my might, the deeds of my hands, I inscribed there on".

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Solar disc and winged disc on a stele of king Adad Nirari III

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Source:  Istanbul, Turkey