Best 9TH Century Bce
Nimrud is an ancient Assyrian archaeological site in northern Iraq, originally established as the capital city of Kalhu by King Ashurnasirpal II in the 9th century BCE. The site is distinguished by its monumental architecture, including the Northwest Palace, which was historically adorned with colos...
The Kurkh Monolith of Shalmaneser III is a Neo-Assyrian stele dating to approximately 852 BC. Discovered in 1861 at Kurkh in southeastern Turkey, the limestone monument stands about 2.2 meters tall. Its cuneiform inscription describes the military campaigns of Assyrian king Shalmaneser III, includin...
The Zakkur Stele is a royal basalt inscription composed in Aramaic and associated with Zakkur, king of Hamath and Lu'ash in ancient Syria. Generally dated to the late ninth or early eighth century BCE, it recounts how a coalition of neighboring kings besieged Zakkur and how he credited the god Baals...
The Kilamuwa Inscription is a ninth-century BCE royal text from Sam'al, an Iron Age kingdom at Zincirli in present-day southern Turkey. It records the claims and achievements of King Kilamuwa and provides evidence for the languages and writing practices used in northern Syria during the period. The...
The Nora Inscription, also called the Nora Stone, is an archaic Phoenician inscription engraved on a stone stele found at the site of ancient Nora on Sardinia. It was discovered in 1773 and is usually dated to the late ninth or early eighth century BCE; the stone is now held in the Archaeological Mu...
