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Bassetki Statue
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The Bassetki Statue is a monument from the Akkadian period in Mesopotamia. It was discovered in 1974 during road construction near the site of the village Bassetki for military purposes. The pedestal
The Bassetki statue in its display case at the Iraq Museum in Baghdad, March 2019. The inscription is in old Akkadian cuneiform.
The Bassetki statue in its display case at the Iraq Museum in Baghdad, March 2019. The inscription is in old Akkadian cuneiform.
Cuneiform inscription on the Bassetki statue, Akkadian period, 23rd century BCE, from Bassetki, Iraq. Iraq Museum
Cuneiform inscription on the Bassetki statue, Akkadian period, 23rd century BCE, from Bassetki, Iraq. Iraq Museum
Akkad (city)
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Akkad was the capital of the Akkadian Empire, which was the dominant political force in Mesopotamia during a period of about 150 years in the last third of the 3rd millennium BC.
Bassetki Statue
…the founder of the Akkadian Empire. It recounts that, after Naram-Sin crushed a large-scale revolt against his rule, the inhabitants of the city of Akkad asked the gods to make Naram-Sin the god of their city, and that they built a temple for him in the middle of the city. "Naram-Sin, the mighty, king…
Manishtushu Obelisk, with close-up of the text. 2270–2255 BC, Louvre Museum
Manishtushu Obelisk, with close-up of the text. 2270–2255 BC, Louvre Museum
Agade-ki ("Country of Akkad"), on a cylinder seal of Shar-Kali-Sharri.
Agade-ki ("Country of Akkad"), on a cylinder seal of Shar-Kali-Sharri.