Thgis 1880s illustration shows Samsivul, the Assyrian king who was the son of Shalmaneser. Samsivul, also spelled Shamshi Adad V, was the King of Assyria from 824 to 811 BC. He was named after the god Adad, who is also known as Hadad. The Stela of Shamshi-Adad V is a large Assyrian monolith erected during the reign of Shamshi-Adad V. The stela was discovered in the mid nineteenth century at the ancient site of Kalhu (now known as Nimrud) by the British archaeologist Hormuzd Rassam. Dated to between 824-811 BC, the sculpture is now part of the British Museum's collection of Middle East antiquit

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Thgis 1880s illustration shows Samsivul, the Assyrian king who was the son of Shalmaneser. Samsivul, also spelled Shamshi Adad V, was the King of Assyria from 824 to 811 BC. He was named after the god Adad, who is also known as Hadad. The Stela of Shamshi-Adad V is a large Assyrian monolith erected during the reign of Shamshi-Adad V. The stela was discovered in the mid nineteenth century at the ancient site of Kalhu (now known as Nimrud) by the British archaeologist Hormuzd Rassam. Dated to between 824-811 BC, the sculpture is now part of the British Museum's collection of Middle East antiquities.

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