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Stele of Naram-Sim

Stele of Naram-Sim

stele · sandstone · 2,350 BCE

The Victory Stele of Naram-Sin is a stele that dates to approximately 2254–2218 BC, in the time of the Akkadian Empire, and is now at the Louvre in Paris. The relief measures 2 meters in height and was carved in pinkish sandstone, with cuneiform writings in Akkadian and Elamite. It depicts King Naram-Sin of Akkad leading the Akkadian army to victory over the Lullubi, a mountain people from the Zagros Mountains.

material
sandstone
held at
Louvre Museum · art museum
inv. no.
Sb 4

The journey

found at
Susa
now in
Louvre Museum
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