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Image: Detail. Assyrian king Tukulti-Ninurta I stands and kneels, 13th century BCE. From Assur, Iraq. Pergamon Museum

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Description: Detail of a symbolic base with a cuneiform inscription of Tukulti-Ninurta I, 13th century BCE. From the Temple of Ishtar at Assur, Iraq. Pergamon Museum, Berlin, Germany. Two men were depicted in relief, standing and kneeling holding a mace (representing the Assyrian king Tulkulti-Ninurta I, r. 1243-1207 BCE, in two movements), before a symbolic base with a symbol of the god Nabu of writing (not shown here). The cuneiform inscription mentions the name of the king and the god Nusku (Nuska).
Title: Detail. Assyrian king Tukulti-Ninurta I stands and kneels, 13th century BCE. From Assur, Iraq. Pergamon Museum
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Author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg)
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