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ZAKHORIUM

King of Israel

Jehu

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c. 840 BCE

The Assyrian Black Obelisk shows King Jehu of Israel kneeling before the Assyrian king and offering tribute.

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A panel from the Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III, from Nimrud, around 825 BCE, shows the tribute of King Jehu of Israel, on his knees at the Assyrian king's feet.