Tell al-Rimah stela explained

Created:	780 BC
Discovered Date:	1967
Discovered Place:	Nineveh Governorate, Iraq
Location:	Baghdad, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq

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

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

External links

• The Tell al-Rimah Stela in Livius.org

Notes and 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. https://www.livius.org/sources/content/anet/cos-2.114f-the-tell-al-rimah-stela/ Tell al-Rimah Stela
3. Page. Stephanie. 1968. A Stela of Adad-nirari III and Nergal-ereš from Tell al Rimah. Iraq. en. 30. 2. 139–153. 10.2307/4199848. 4199848. 191595678 .
4. Page. Stephanie. 1968. A Stela of Adad-nirari III and Nergal-ereš from Tell al Rimah. Iraq. en. 30. 2. 139–153. 10.2307/4199848. 4199848.