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Assyrian royal inscriptions began as power pressed into clay and stone.

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Carved in Akkadian cuneiform, they name the king, trace his lineage, pledge to Ashur, and list conquests and building works.

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Set on palace walls, stelae, and foundation cylinders, they turned campaigns into chronology.

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More than monuments, they were the empire’s record—and its argument.

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The Origins of Assyrian Inscriptions shows how history was authored, line by line.