Tell al-Rimah stela

The Tell al-Rimah stela or the Stele of Adad-nirari III is a victory stele of Adad-nirari III which include a reference to an early king of Samaria as "Jehoash the Samarian"^[1][2] the first cuneiform mention of Samaria by that name.^[3]

Tell al-Rimah stela
Stele of Adad-nirari III at the Iraq Museum
Created	c. 780 BC
Discovered	1967 Nineveh Governorate, Iraq
Present location	Baghdad, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq

It was discovered in 1967 during excavations at Tell al-Rimah and is today at the Iraq Museum.^[4]

See also

• Saba'a Stele
• Calah Slab