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
ARP11A03_345
License type
Rights managed
Available size
52,6Mb (1,8Mb) / 10,7in x 19,2in / 3200 x 5745 (300dpi)