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Inscription on the Lachish Reliefs.

Left hand side inscription states: ""Sennacherib, the mighty king, king of the country of Assyria, sitting on the throne of judgment, before (or at the entrance of) the city of Lachish (Lakhisha). I give permission for its slaughter," per "Discoveries Among the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon", p128

At the British Museum.
(Last 4-cuneiform signs of line 3-(at left):
URU-La-Ki-iŠ.
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Date 11 July 2013 (according to Exif data)
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Camera location51° 31′ 00.6″ N, 0° 07′ 36″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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