37°49′30″N 40°32′24″E / 37.825°N 40.54°E / 37.825; 40.54 The Kurkh Monoliths are two Assyrian stelae of c. 852 BC & 879 BC that contain a description...

with the others being the Mesha Stele, the Tel Dan Stele, and the Kurkh Monoliths. Consequently, some consider the Merneptah Stele to be Petrie's most...

others being the Merneptah Stele, the Tel Dan Stele, and one of the Kurkh Monoliths. Its authenticity has been disputed over the years, and some biblical...

Sir'lit" among his enemies at the battle of Qarqar (853 BCE) on the Kurkh Monoliths. This "Sir'lit" is most often interpreted as "Israel". At this time...

recorded history, such as the Arabs. The battle is recorded on the Kurkh Monoliths. Using a different rescension of the Assyrian Eponym List would put...

treaty and established an alliance (1 Kings 20). According to the Kurkh Monoliths, Hadadezer and Irhuleni of Hamath later led a coalition of eleven kings...

the northern Negev. In 854 BCE, according to Assyrian records (the Kurkh Monoliths), an alliance between Ahab of Israel and Ben Hadad II of Aram-Damascus...

documented in 9th century inscriptions. The earliest mention is from the Kurkh stela of c.853 BCE, when Shalmaneser III mentions "Ahab the Israelite",...

Archaeology, Vol. 64, No. 3 (September 2001), pp. 140–149 Lawson Younger, K. "Kurkh Monolith". In Hallo, 2000, Vol. II p. 263 Galil, G., The Chronology of the Kings...

until the Roman period and is notable as the discovery location of the Kurkh Monoliths. The ancient site of Ziyaret Tepe lies 22 kilometers to the west. Other...

reference to Canaan ANET 557 Kurkh Monoliths British Museum 1861, Üçtepe, Bismil c.850 BC Assyrian cuneiform The Shalmaneser III monolith contains a description...

University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-533272-8. Craig, James A. (1887). "The Monolith Inscription of Salmaneser II". Hebraica. 3 (4): 201–232. doi:10.1086/368966...

"Israel", the others being the Merneptah Stele, the Mesha Stele, and the Kurkh Monoliths. The Tel Dan inscription generated considerable debate and a flurry...

people appears in the Kurkh Monoliths, an Akkadian-language record of the Assyrian conquest of Aram (9th century BCE). The Monoliths used the term to refer...

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Theological University of the Reformed Churches in Kampen, the Netherlands. Kurkh Monoliths List of artifacts significant to the Bible P. Kyle McCarter, Bulletin...

Museum of the Ancient Orient, Istanbul Archaeology Museums, Turkey Kurkh Monoliths Lamassu Roux, Georges (1992). Ancient Iraq (Third ed.). New York: Penguin...

of Judah was allied to Ahab of Israel according to the Bible) (see Kurkh Monoliths). c. 850 BCE: Jerusalem is sacked by Philistines, Arabs and Ethiopians...

Quote: "For Israel, the description of the battle of Qarqar in the Kurkh Monolith of Shalmaneser III (mid-ninth century) and for Judah, a Tiglath-pileser...

populated by Kurds and had a population of 2,157 in 2022. In 1861, the Kurkh Monoliths were discovered near here, to the West.: 117  "Türkiye Mülki İdare...

son of Omri (although Jehu was misidentified as a son of Omri). The Kurkh Monolith names king Ahab, in reference to the Battle of Qarqar. He had built...

and a coalition of 11 kings including Ahab, king of Israel. In the Kurkh Monoliths, it is mentioned that the Israelite forces constituted 10000 troops...

historical source regarding the battle and the town of Qarqar is The Kurkh Monolith, erected by Shalmaneser. The text lists the kings he fought, the number...

at a time when that Empire raided or conquered nearby kingdoms. The Kurkh Monolith lists the Ammonite king Baasha ben Ruhubi's army as fighting alongside...

Close-up of the left hand holding the mace Statue of Ashurnasirpal II Kurkh Monoliths Stela of Shamshi-Adad V British Museum Highlights Archived 2015-05-16...

Taylor Prism Lachish reliefs Babylonian Chronicles Ur Box inscription Kurkh Monoliths Antiochus cylinder Nimrud ivories Phoenician metal bowls Prehistory...

Museum's Assyrian collection, where it is displayed alongside the Kurkh Monoliths and adjacent to the Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III and the White...

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October 2018. For Israel, the description of the battle of Qarqar in the Kurkh Monolith of Shalmaneser III (mid-ninth century) and for Judah, a Tiglath-pileser...

Battle of Qarqar, recorded both in Neo-Assyrian royal annals and on the Kurkh Monoliths, was fought between the Neo-Assyrian army under the leadership of Shalmaneser...