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unusual facts about Black Obelisk



Ashurnasirpal II

Today, many of the reliefs and sculptures from the excavations in Nimrud are displayed in the galleries of the British Museum, London, including the Statue of Ashurnasirpal II and the Black Obelisk, with other reliefs on display in museums in Europe (e.g. Munich), Japan and the USA.

Edwin R. Thiele

With this understanding of chronology, Thiele showed that the 14 years between Ahab and Jehu were really 12 years, which meant that he could date their reigns precisely, for Ahab is mentioned in the Kurk Stele which records the Assyrian advance into Syria/Palestine at the Battle of Qarqar in 853 BC, and Jehu is mentioned on the Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III paying tribute in 841 BC.

Omrides

Archaeological references to the house are found in the Mesha Stele, the Tel Dan Stele, and the Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III.


see also

Afanasy Nikitin

In 2000, a black obelisk was erected in Nikitin's honor at Revdanda, 120 km south of Mumbai, the probable location where he first set foot in India.