Tell al-Rimah stela

The Tell al-Rimah stela or the Stele of Adad-nirari III is a victory stele of Adad-nirari III which may include a reference to an early king of Samaria as "Jehoash the Samarian"^[1][2] which would be the first cuneiform mention of Samaria by that name.^[3]

Tell al-Rimah stela
Stele of Adad-nirari III at the Iraq Museum
Created	c. 780 BC
Discovered	1967 Nineveh Governorate, Iraq
Present location	Baghdad, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq

It was discovered in 1967 during excavations at Tell al-Rimah and is today at the Iraq Museum.^[4]

See also

• Saba'a Stele
• Calah Slab

References

1. William H. Shea, Adad-Nirari III and Jehoash of Israel, Journal of Cuneiform Studies, vol. 30, no. 2, pp. 101-113, 1978
2. Tell al-Rimah Stela (797 BCE): inscription by Assyrian king Adad-Nirari III, in which he describes his successes in the west. Livius.org. Quote: "...[4] I received 2,000 talents of silver, 1,000 talents of copper, 2,000 talents of iron, 3,000 linen garments with multicolored trim - the tribute of Mari' - of the land of Damascus. I received the tribute of Jehoash the Samarian, of the Tyrian ruler and of the Sidonian ruler."
3. Page, Stephanie (1968). "A Stela of Adad-nirari III and Nergal-ereš from Tell al Rimah". Iraq. 30 (2): 139–153. doi:10.2307/4199848. JSTOR 4199848. S2CID 191595678.
4. Page, Stephanie (1968). "A Stela of Adad-nirari III and Nergal-ereš from Tell al Rimah". Iraq. 30 (2): 139–153. doi:10.2307/4199848. JSTOR 4199848.

External links

Media related to Stele of Adad-nirari III from Tell al-Rimah at Wikimedia Commons

• The Tell al-Rimah Stela in Livius.org