A Survey on the Geological Origin of the Stele of the Assyrian King Sargon II from Quwakh Tapeh, Kermanshah, Western Iran

IF 0.3 2区 历史学 0 ARCHAEOLOGY
S. Alibaigi, J. MacGinnis, I. Rezaei
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In the recent excavations of Quwakh Tapeh, located forty-five kilometers west of Kermanshah in the Mahidasht Plain in western Iran, two fragments were discovered of an Assyrian royal stele belonging to the end of the eighth century BCE and erected on the site following the attack of the Assyrian king Sargon II (722–705 BCE). Considering the high quality of the material, a dolostone, as well as the high quality of the carving of both the relief and the cuneiform inscription, an important question arises as to where the stele was manufactured. In this article we present the results of petrographic and ICP analysis carried out in order to identify the origin of the raw material used for the Quwakh Tapeh stele. The results of our investigations indicate that the stone used to make the stele was probably extracted from the Shahbazan Formation, which outcrops across the Chahar Zabar-Hasanabad Pass to the west and southwest of Quwakh Tapeh.
伊朗西部Kermanshah Quwakh Tapeh亚述国王萨尔贡二世石碑地质成因调查
在最近对位于伊朗西部马希达什特平原克尔曼沙以西45公里处的Quwakh Tapeh的挖掘中,发现了两块亚述王室石碑的碎片,属于公元前8世纪末,在亚述国王萨尔贡二世(公元前722-705年)进攻后竖立在这里。考虑到白云石的高质量材料,以及浮雕和楔形文字的高质量雕刻,一个重要的问题出现了,即石碑是在哪里制造的。在这篇文章中,我们提出了岩石学和ICP分析的结果,以确定用于Quwakh Tapeh石碑的原材料的来源。我们的调查结果表明,用于制作石碑的石头可能是从沙巴赞组中提取的,该组穿过查哈尔扎巴尔-哈萨纳巴德山口,向库瓦克塔佩的西部和西南部延伸。
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期刊介绍: Archaeological discoveries continually enrich our understanding of the people, culture, history, and literature of the Middle East. The heritage of its peoples -- from urban civilization to the Bible -- both inspires and fascinates. Near Eastern Archaeology brings to life the ancient world from Mesopotamia to the Mediterranean with vibrant images and authoritative analyses.
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