Shalmaneser III's Black Obelisk
This obelisk, which dates to ca. 840 BCE, contains pictures and texts documenting Assyria's triumphs under King Shalmaneser III. One panel depicts Jehu, the Israelite usurper king, kneeling before Shalmaneser. This is the only known ancient depiction of an Israelite king. The accompanying text translates: "Tribute of Jehu, son of Omri. I received from him: silver, gold, a golden bowl, a golden beaker, golden goblets, pitchers of gold, lead, staves for the hand of the king, javelins." The obelisk was discovered Calah in 1846 by Sir Austen Henry Layard, and now resides in the British Museum in London.
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