Title
Late Bronze Age
Caption
Late Bronze Age / Syrian / 16th century BC. From Tell Atchana (ancient Alalakh) / Turkey. A statue of a king of Alalakh / covered with his biography in cuneiform. This extraordinary statue represents Idrimi / a king of Alalakh. It was discovered by the excavator Leonard Woolley in the ruins of a temple at the site of Tell Atchana (ancient Alalakh). The statue is inscribed in Akkadian / using a cuneiform script / with an autobiography of Idrimi.
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP11A02_330
License type
Rights managed
Available size
52,4Mb (1,8Mb) / 10,3in x 19,7in / 3100 x 5913 (300dpi)