Esarhaddon Stele - San Jose, CA - Relief Art Sculptures on Waymarking.com

This is a replica of an ancient stele which is now in the Pergamon Museum in Berlin. A placard accompanying the relief explains that it was obtained in 1966. It depicts the Assyrian King Esarhaddon in relief.
Wikipedia's article (visit link) the King has a photo of the original stele and adds:

Esarhaddon ... was a king of Assyria who reigned 681 – 669 BC. He was the youngest son of Sennacherib and the West Semitic queen Naqi'a (Zakitu), Sennacherib's second wife.

Rise to power


When, despite being the youngest son, Esarhaddon was named successor by his father, his elder brothers tried to discredit him. Oracles had named him as the person to free the exiles and rebuild Babylon, the destruction of which by Sennacherib was felt to have been sacrilegious. Esarhaddon remained crown prince, but was forced into exile at an unknown place beyond Hanilgalbat (Mitanni), that is, beyond the Euphrates, most likely somewhere in what is now southeastern Turkey.

Sennacherib was murdered in 681 BC, some[who?] claim at the instigation of Esarhaddon, though this seems hardly likely, as he was not in a situation to exploit unrest arising from the death of his father. The biblical account is that his brothers killed their father after the failed attempt to capture Jerusalem and fled to the land of Ararat (2 Kings 19:37). He returned to the capital of Nineveh in forced marches and defeated his rival brothers in six weeks of civil war. He was formally declared king in the spring of 681 BC. His brothers fled the land, and their followers and families were put to death. In the same year he began the rebuilding of Babylon, including the well-known Esagila and the Ekur at Nippur (structures sometimes identified with the Tower of Babel). The statues of the Babylonian gods were restored and returned to the city. In order not to appear too biased in favor of Babylonia, he ordered the reconstruction of the Assyrian sanctuary of Esharra in Ashur as well. Foreigners were forbidden to enter this temple. Both buildings were dedicated almost on the same date, in year two of his reign."

Your impression of the sculpture?: Website for sculpture?: [Web Link] Where is this sculpture?: Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum 1342 Naglee Ave San Jose, CA USA Sculptors Name: unknown Date Sculpture was opened for vewing?: Not listed

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