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Anubanini
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Anubanini, also Anobanini, was a Chief of the pre-Iranian tribal kingdom of Lullubi in the Zagros Mountains circa 2300 BC, or relatively later during the Isin-Larsa period of Mesopotamia, circa 2000-1
Chief Anubanini of Lullubi, holding an axe and a bow, trampling a foe. Anubanini rock relief, c. 2300 BC. Sar-I Pul, Iran.
Chief Anubanini of Lullubi, holding an axe and a bow, trampling a foe. Anubanini rock relief, c. 2300 BC. Sar-I Pul, Iran.
Depiction of a crown-wearing king, naked, imprisoned by Anubanini. This is possibly a feathered crown as seen on some bronzes of Luristan. Anubanini r
Depiction of a crown-wearing king, naked, imprisoned by Anubanini. This is possibly a feathered crown as seen on some bronzes of Luristan. Anubanini rock relief.
Prisoners of Anubanini, brought by Goddess Ishtar (detail). They are naked, their hands bound, and held by a ring through the nose. Anubanini rock rel
Prisoners of Anubanini, brought by Goddess Ishtar (detail). They are naked, their hands bound, and held by a ring through the nose. Anubanini rock relief.
Original relief
Original relief
Behistun inscription
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The Behistun inscription is a multilingual Achaemenid royal inscription and large rock relief on a cliff at Mount Behistun in the Kermanshah Province of Iran, near the city of Kermanshah in western Ir
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…it is thought that he may have claimed divinity, like several rulers after the end of the Third Dynasty of Ur. This rock relief is very similar to the Behistun Inscription and may have influenced it. In the inscription in Akkadian script and language, he declares himself as the mighty king of Lullubium, who had set up his…
Punishment of captured impostors and conspirators: Gaumāta lies under the boot of Darius the Great. The last person in line, wearing a traditional Scy
Punishment of captured impostors and conspirators: Gaumāta lies under the boot of Darius the Great. The last person in line, wearing a traditional Scythian hat and costume, is identified as Skunkha. His image was added after the inscription was completed, requiring some of the text be removed.
Full figure of Darius trampling rival Gaumata.
Full figure of Darius trampling rival Gaumata.
Head of Darius with crenellated crown
Head of Darius with crenellated crown
Route to inscription at upper right.
Route to inscription at upper right.