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Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III

One panel shows a foreign king bowing in submission before the ruler who commissioned this monument — the only confirmed contemporary image of that foreign king ever found, making this obelisk a key document for cross-referencing the military records of two different civilisations

Where was it made, and when? Place your pin, then set the year.

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3000 BCESelected year: 15002025