The Hazael Booty Inscriptions (2.40)(631 words)
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Commentary
Four brief dedicatory inscriptions refer to “our lord Hazael” who is to be identified as the usurper who took the throne of Damascus from Ben-Hadad (Assyrian Hadad-idri; cf. COS COSB.2.125A) and ruled ca. 842–800 bce; see Pitard 1987:145–160; Sader 1987:231–260.
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A trapezoidal bronze plaque cast with figures in relief, a horse’s nose-piec…