VICTORY STELE OF NARAM-SIN

Name: Victory Stele of Naram-Sin

Genre: Sculpture

Created: c. 2250 BC

Period/culture: Akkadian Empire (was the first ancient empire of Mesopotamia, centered in the city of Akkad

Material: Limestone (Limestone is a carbonate sedimentary rock (Middle Triassic marginal marine (Earth around the begging Triassic period – 250 mya) that is often composed of the skeletal fragments of marine organisms.

Height: 2.0 m

Width: 1.5 m

Location: Musée du Louvre, Paris, France “A Limestone stela, now in the Louvre, of Naram-Sin of Agade (2213-2176 BC) depicting his victory over the Lullubu of the Zagros mountains. Naram-Sin led many successful campaigns in his reign, leaving rock-reliefs commemorating his achievements near Diyarbakir in Turkey and in Zagros.” (Concise History)

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