A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Stele of Tell al-Rimah dated to 796 BC, is a stone stela from the reign of the Assyrian king Adad-nirari III (810-783 BC) found in 1967 during archaeological excavations at the site of Tell al-Rimah in Nineveh Province, in northern Iraq near Jebel Sinjar.
Stele of Adad-nirari III at the Iraq Museum. Image credit:
Based on general information, during the reign of Shamshi-Adad V, Shalmaneser III’s successor, Assyria’s influence in the West significantly wane, and the next monarch, Adad-Nirari III, reversed this trend with strong military campaigns.
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