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Victory stele of Esarhaddon

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Victory stele of Esarhaddon

The Victory stele of Esarhaddon, also known as the Zincirli stele or Senjirli stele, is a dolerite stele commemorating the return of Esarhaddon after his army's 2nd battle and victory over Pharaoh Taharqa in northern ancient Egypt in 671 BC. It was discovered in 1888 in Zincirli Höyük (Sam'al, or Yadiya) by Felix von Luschan. It is now in the Pergamon Museum in Berlin.

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