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PLATE NO. 37

Limestone slab with relief depicting the siege of Lachish by the troops of Sennacherib, king of Assyria (704-682 B. C.).

Illustration from Assyrian Sculptures, V. H. Kleinmann & Co., London

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PLATE NO. 38

Sennacherib at Lachish (701 B. C.). A relief representing the king seated upon his portable throne, which has been set near some vines and fig trees outside the city. His officers are reporting to him the events of the siege, and behind them are the representatives of the conquered city. The four lines of cuneiform text in front of the king are translated on page 345.

Photograph by W. A. Mansell & Co., London.

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