Stele of Zakkur

Stele of Zakkur
The surviving part of the Stele of Zakkur with the inscription
MaterialBasalt
Height62 centimetres (24 in)
Width13 centimetres (5.1 in)
WritingAramaic inscription
Createdc. 805 BC – c. 775 BC
Period/cultureAramaean
Discovered1903
PlaceTell Afis, Syria
Present locationMusée du Louvre, Paris
IdentificationAO 8185

The Stele of Zakkur (or Zakir) is a royal stele of King Zakkur of Hamath and Luhuti (or Lu'aš) in the province Nuhašše of Syria, who ruled around 785 BC.

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