The Black Obelisk of Salmanasar III is an Assyrian black limestone sculpture with many bas-relief scenes and inscriptions. It comes from Nimrud (forme

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The Black Obelisk of Salmanasar III is an Assyrian black limestone sculpture with many bas-relief scenes and inscriptions. It comes from Nimrud (former Kalhu), in northern Iraq, and commemorates the events of King Shalmaneser III. Old engraving illustration from the book Universal history by Oscar Jager 1890

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