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    37°49′30″N 40°32′24″E / 37.825°N 40.54°E / 37.825; 40.54 The Kurkh Monoliths are two Assyrian stelae of c. 852 BC & 879 BC that contain a description...
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    with the others being the Mesha Stele, the Tel Dan Stele, and the Kurkh Monoliths. Consequently, some consider the Merneptah Stele to be Petrie's most...
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    others being the Merneptah Stele, the Tel Dan Stele, and one of the Kurkh Monoliths. Its authenticity has been disputed over the years, and some biblical...
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    Sir'lit" among his enemies at the battle of Qarqar (853 BCE) on the Kurkh Monoliths. This "Sir'lit" is most often interpreted as "Israel". At this time...
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    recorded history, such as the Arabs. The battle is recorded on the Kurkh Monoliths. Using a different rescension of the Assyrian Eponym List would put...
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    treaty and established an alliance (1 Kings 20). According to the Kurkh Monoliths, Hadadezer and Irhuleni of Hamath later led a coalition of eleven kings...
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    the northern Negev. In 854 BCE, according to Assyrian records (the Kurkh Monoliths), an alliance between Ahab of Israel and Ben Hadad II of Aram-Damascus...
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    documented in 9th century inscriptions. The earliest mention is from the Kurkh stela of c.853 BCE, when Shalmaneser III mentions "Ahab the Israelite",...
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  • Archaeology, Vol. 64, No. 3 (September 2001), pp. 140–149 Lawson Younger, K. "Kurkh Monolith". In Hallo, 2000, Vol. II p. 263 Galil, G., The Chronology of the Kings...
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  • reference to Canaan ANET 557 Kurkh Monoliths British Museum 1861, Üçtepe, Bismil c.850 BC Assyrian cuneiform The Shalmaneser III monolith contains a description...
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