Iran Stele

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Iran Stele
Dolomite Stele of Tiglath-Pileser III, Western Iran, 745-727 BC (41409503610).jpg
The Stele
Material Dolomite (rock)
Height240 cm
Writing Akkadian
Created737 BCE
Discovered Zagros mountains, Iran
Present location Jerusalem, Israel Museum
PeriodNeo-Assyrian Period

The 'Iran Stele' is an ancient Stele from the Assyrian Empire. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Tiglath-Pileser III was instrumental in expanding the Neo-Assyrian Empire westward, reaching the Levant and encountering Israel and Judah. [6] The Iran Stele was discovered in three large fragments in Iran and details his military campaigns during the first nine years of his reign. [7]

Of particular interest to Ancient Israel is a section of the inscription listing kings who paid tribute to Tiglath-Pileser, including Menahem of Samaria. [8] Two of the Iran Stele fragments are now housed in the Israel Museum after being part of private collections. [9]

Text:

Menahem of Samaria, Hiram of Tyre, . . . gold, silver . . .” [10]

. . the place of Samaria only did I leave their king [11]

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