Shalmanesser Iii
Relief from `Black Obelisk` of Shalmaneser III of Assyria showing a deputation sent by Jehu, king of Israel.. The bearded Israelites wear long tunics covered by fringed cloaks - their heads are covered by the characteristic Syrian head-dress. Their feet protected by the pointed shoes of the mountain peoples. They are carrying various objects, including stamped bars of metal,vessels, and staves. 9th century BC. (British Museum).
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Shalmanesser Iii
Calah obelisk showing Jehu doing homage to Shalmaneser III. 9th century BC..
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Shalmaneser ii
Black obelisk of Shalmaneser II commemorating his thirty-one campaigns and the tributes of various nations, among them that of Jehu, king of Israel..
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Tartan
Sargon the king of Assyria is referred to in Isaiah xx,1. His Tartan, or commander-in-chief, who captured Ashdod faces the monarch and another high official..
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