Subject: Monumental Inscriptions from the Biblical World; Akkadian Monumental Inscriptions; Building and Display Inscriptions; Neo-Assyrian Inscriptions
Tell Sheik Hammad Stela (2.114D)
(lines 1–2)
[Adad-nirari, the great king,] the mighty [king], king of the universe, king of…
Commentary
This fragmentary text (× cm) is inscribed on a broken black basalt stela found in 18791 at Tell Sheik Hammad (ancient Dūr-Katlimmu).2 The fragment also preserves a partial relief of the king’s portrait and divine symbols.