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| Keywords: Assyrian - Copy of Victory Stele Inscription - Walters 41109 - View A.jpg This stone tablet has the same inscription as a victory monument at an important battlefield celebrating the defeat of a coalition of Babylonians and Elamites by the Assyrians The inscription gives details of the battle and ends with a brief account of building operations in the newly conquered area ca 690 BC Neo-Assyrian incised limestone cm 63 5 40 6 10 2 accession number 41 109 9986 Edgar J Banks Bagdad claimed from Nineveh Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1931 Translation On obverse Aszszur the great lord father of the gods Anum Enlil and Ea Sin Szamasz Ada Marduk Nabu Nergal Isztar / the Seven Gods the great gods who stand at the side of the king their worshipper who make his weapons bitter to all his enemies- / Sennacherib the great king the mighty king king of the universe king of Assyria king of the Four Corners you desired king protector of truth / lover of justice the one who performs favors companion of the crippled he who searches for goodness the perfect young man / the warlike male foremost of all kings place of origin Nineveh in Middle East Walters Art Museum license Ancient Near East art in the Walters Art Museum Art of Assyria Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
