Assyrian royal inscriptions began as power pressed into clay and stone.
Carved in Akkadian cuneiform, they name the king, trace his lineage, pledge to Ashur, and list conquests and building works.
Set on palace walls, stelae, and foundation cylinders, they turned campaigns into chronology.
More than monuments, they were the empire’s record—and its argument.
The Origins of Assyrian Inscriptions shows how history was authored, line by line.