
Sujet
Late Bronze Age
Légende
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.
Crédit
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Notre référence
ARP11A02_330
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
52,4Mo (1,8Mo) / 26,2cm x 50,1cm / 3100 x 5913 (300dpi)