Cuneiform Inscription on the Brick from King Shalmanassar1stPeriod

Abstract

The text that we are going to study is considered one of the well-known writings which is usually known as " bricks inauguration " in buildings, palaces and temples   and they are in the form of stamp or inscription. This type of cuneiform is codified as memorial models to indicate to the kind of construction and discrimination in terms of inauguration or re- construction and the impact that we are going to study a brick stone its total dimensions 27.2 cm. long , 22.3 cm. wide and 5.5 cm. thickness , written on it the cuneiform text belong to the period of the king, "Shalmaneser I " (1274 - 1245 BC. ) . the text consists of six lines of writing in Akkadian- Assyrian  languages.  a person found it on an unknown ancient hill which is now represent a cemetery which people of the region buried their  dead for decades .it located within the boundaries of a village known as " Bastam " about 20 km to the north of the  famous ancient city of Nimrud , on the east bank of the River " Upper Zab" within the boundaries of the city, "Kalak" in Erbil governorate .

The importance of the text shown on the brick that it revealed to us the location of the important  archaeological City  for the researchers and those who  specialize in archaeology . that is the city of "Kilizi " which was one of the Assyrian cities  connected with other Assyrian cities in the northern Mesopotamia and the to discover what they had included  contributes to increase information on the Assyrian state during its middle period. So my call is an urgent need to preview this archaeological hill and stand on the discovering archaeological remains and their buildings' foundations.