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| Fragmented lower part of a monumental (probably single-register) relief depicting both pairs of hind legs of four horses moving toward the left. Previous publications (e.g., Sobolewski 1981: 266) have indicated that the relief depicts only two horses, but all the legs shown have the hock of rear legs, depite that only two tails were carved. It would seem that the horses are rearing slightly, though normal Assyrian convention would have the pairs of rear rear legs together for a rearing or charging horse.
The front part of the front horses' legs would have been carved on the next slab to the left.
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Date: probably period of Tiglathpileser III
Material: not specified
Dimensions: H = 0.86m; W = 2.45m; Th = 0.16m (left and right edges original)
Provenance: square N0/W30 (in the middle of the southern section; in secondary fill )
Inv. # NA13-76
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| Left lower fragment of a monumental single-register relief depicting the front legs of two (?) horses moving to the left and the front hand of a man who might have stood between the horses holding the reins. |
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Date: probably period of Tiglathpileser III
Material: not specified
Dimensions: max. H = 1.88m; W max. = 0.95m; Th = 0.18m (left edge original)
Provenance: square N0/W30 (in the middle of the southern portion of the area, 0.15m over the pavement in secondary fill)
Inv. # NA14-76
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(top, bottom, or side of relief showing various cuttings;
drawing probably by Richard Sobolewski)
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Fragment of bas relief depicting the back leg and bob of a jumping horse (or camel) running to the left (right edge original). At the loer broken edge seems to be part of an uniwdentified object.
Possibly from the Arab campaign narrative.
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Date: period of Tiglathpilesar III
Material: Mosul alabaster
Dimensions: H = 0.34m; W = 0.57m
Provenance: square N10/W30
Inv. # NA8-75
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(top, bottom, or side of relief showing various cuttings;
drawing probably by Richard Sobolewski)
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Fragment of a three-register bas relief (left edge original).
Upper register: at left edge, part of a large shield; legs and feet of figures moving to the right; and an unidentified object at the right.
Middle register: no inscription
Lower register: bearded charioteer riding to the right; behind him, a larger, standing beardless figure with conical helmet (the tip of which breaks the middle register) with hands raised in a mercy gesture; at the right, what appears to be the raised leg of a fallen horse and an unidentified object at the edge.
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Date: period of Tiglathpilesar III
Material: Mosul alabaster
Dimensions: H = 0.94m; W = 0.93m; Th = 0.11m; H of middle register = 0.265m
Provenance: square N10/W30
Inv. # NA9-75
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(bottom and front of relief showing various cuttings;
drawing probably by Richard Sobolewski)
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| Right lower fragment of a bas relief depicting the rear legs and tail of a horse moving toward the left. |
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Date: period of Tiglathpilesar III
Material: Mosul alabaster
Dimensions: H = 0.89m; W = 0.62; Th = 0.13m; H of plinth = 0.35m (right and bottom edges original)
Provenance: square N10/W30
Inv. # NA31-75
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| Fragment of a three-register bas relief assembled from three pieces and most likely depicting part of the Arab campaign.
A lady looking back (and begging for mercy) while riding a camel who moves to the right. Under the camel, lies a fallen man also looks back. A headless body lies in the upper left of the slab. Behind the camel runs a man looking back and raising one hand in his defense.
This relief matches a presumed-lost relief, as seen in the drawing (left) from Barnett & Falkner (1962), plate 17, series A, lower slab 7b. Possibly part of the Arab campaign narrative.
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Date: period of Tiglathpilesar III
Material: not specified
Dimensions: total H = 1.48m; total W = 1.75m; Th = 0.20m; H of plinth = 0.40m; H of lower register = 0.89m; preserved H of middle register = 0.21m (left, right, bottom edges original)
Provenance: NA8-76--square N0/W30 (c.50cm above pavement level in the middle of the south half of the square, face down); NA16-76--square N0/W30 near NA15-76; NA25-75--square N0/W30 face down over slab NA24-76.
Inv. # NA8 + 16 + 25-76
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| Fragment of a lower panel from a three-register bas relief depicting the rear part of a horse moving to the left (the remainder of the animal would appear on the next slab). |
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Date: period of Tiglathpilesar III
Material: not specified
Dimensions: H = 1.27m; W = 0.44m; Th = 0.14m; H of plinth = 0.35m; preserved H of lower register = 0.92m
Provenance: square N0/W30 (c.1.50m above the pavement in the middle of the square); left side original
Inv. # NA1-76
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Complete corner bas relief slab with two rows of figures separated by an inscription band and a full-height sacred tree at the corner.
Corner tree has palmettes placed symmetrically on both sides of the corner; the tree is narrow.
The upper register depicts a bearded warrior in a short tunic looking left; he carries a spear (whose end is on the next slab to the left) and shield. The very end of what appears to be a sword of the person on the next slab is seen below the figure's spear.
The middle register contains two 7-line inscriptions (one on each side of the corner), surrounded and divided by guidelines (see below).
The lower register depicts part of a post-battle victory procession. There is one bearded warrior in a short tunic wearing a pointed helmet facing left. He carries a sword and spear. The ends of his right foot and hand are on the next slab to the left. Fragments of a large shield from the adjacent slab can be seen above this figure's spear.
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| Left-hand text (between the figures) transcription (pieced together from the Polish excavation notes; line 2 was cut off on the photocopy of the notes):
Left-hand text (between the figures) transliteration:
1. -ru-a AB? BA? x x
2. AN/TI? AL/ŠID? x
3. x x x ma?
4. šu-ri-⸢in?-ni?⸣
5. mal-⸢ki⸣ x x-ti
6. na-ki-ri šá hur-sa-⸢a?-ni?⸣
7. ú x x x x
Left-hand text (between the figures) translation:
“… emblems(?) … rulers … enemies, who … mountains …” (for further discussion of these annals and their possible extended meaning, and relationship to similar panels in Zurich, see RINAP no. 1, pp.20-22)
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| Right-hand text (set amidst the corner tree) transcription (drawing provided in the Polish excavation notes; the inscription can be seen in the top and middle images of the right-hand portion of the tree):
Right-hand text (set amidst the corner tree) transliteration:
1. qu-ra-[…]
2. še-pu-[…]
3. ú-šam-[..]
4. ⸢mu?⸣-ut-tal-[…]
5. […]
6. […]
7. […] šá a-[…]
Right-hand text (set amidst the corner tree) translation:
(no full translation possible; but see RINAP no.2, pp.22-23 for potential reconstruction of the wording and discussion of possible meaning)
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Date: Unspecified (most likely period of Tiglathpileser III)
Material: Not specified
Dimensions: H total = 2.56m; W of left part = 0.57m; W of right part = 0.30m; Th = 0.16m; H of plinth = 0.61m; H of lower register = 0.89; H of middle register = 0.19; H of upper register = 0.87m
Provenance: square N10/W30, c.0.30m above pavement
Inv. # NA12-76
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(see also reliefs of sacred trees and victory
procesisons)
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