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Victory Stela of Naram Sin
Stela of Naram-Sin, king of Akkad, celebrating his victory against the Lullubi from Zagros (ca. 2250 BCE). Naram-Sin is shown with the divine headdress, scaling the mountains and trampling on his fallen enemies. Above him, at the top of the stela, are images of the great gods.
Name: Victory stela of Naram-Sin
Material: Limestone
Size:
Height: 2 m (6 ft 6.5 in)
Width: 1.05 m (4 ft 11 in)
Date: ca. 2250 BCE
Place of Origin: Susa, Iran
Location: Musée du Louvre, Paris, France.
Registration # and Source: Musée du Louvre, Paris, France. Department of Oriental Antiquities, Richelieu, ground floor, room 2. Excavated by Jacques de Morgan, 1898. Wikimedia Commons. Link to resource
(accessed May 7, 2010).
For more information:
Musée du Louvre. Link to resource.
Jennie Myers
Research Associate, University of Chicago
