King Sennacherib's stele, sun disc, solar disc
Istanbul Archaeology Museums, Turkey
An eight-pointed cross inside a circle engraved on king Sennacherib's stele. King's stele with relief and inscription. On the relief, King Sennacherib, praying in front of divine symbols. 705 - 681 B.C. Nineveh (Kuyunjik). Limestone. The
inscription is as follows: "Sennacherib, the great king, mighty king,
king of the universe, king of Assyria, king of the four regions (of the
world), favorite of the great gods. (the god) Ashur and (the goddess)
Ishtar have given me an invincible weapon and have opened my hand for
the destruction of the enemies of Assyria. Trusting in their great
might, I led my armies from one end of the earth to the other and
brought in submission at my feet all princes, dwelling in palaces, of
the four quarters (of the world), and they assumed my yoke. At that time
I enlarged the site of Nineveh, my royal city, I made its
"market-streets" wide enough to run a royal road, and made (it, the
road) shine like the day. The wall and outer wall I caused to be
skilfully construced and raised them mountain high. I widened it most to
100 great cubits (Ca. 50m.) In days to come, that there might be no
narrowing of the royal road, (therefor) I had stelae made which stand
facing each other. 52 great cubits I measured the width of the royal
road, up to the Park Gate. If ever (any one of) the people who dwell in
that city tears down his old house and builds a new one, and the
foundation of his house encroaches upon the royal road they shall hang
him upon a stake over his house.
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An eight-pointed cross inside a circle engraved on king Sennacherib's stele
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