Victory Stele of Naram-Sin

2254 BCE · Sippar, Mezopotamya · military

A relief stele depicting the victory of the Akkadian king Naram-Sin over the Lullubi mountain people.

The king is the first Mesopotamian ruler to depict himself as a god (with a bull-horned crown). The stele was later carried off to Susa by the Elamites. It is now in the Louvre.

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What was Victory Stele of Naram-Sin?
A relief stele depicting the victory of the Akkadian king Naram-Sin over the Lullubi mountain people.
When did Victory Stele of Naram-Sin happen?
2254 BCE
Where did Victory Stele of Naram-Sin take place?
Sippar, Mezopotamya