Taharqa, not Ushanahuru
Reconsidering the identity of the African individual on the victory stele of Esarhaddon
Keywords:
Taharqa, Esarhaddon victory stele, Assyrian kingsAbstract
The Victory Stele of Esarhaddon (VA 2708) conveys a scene in which the Assyrian king Esarhaddon (680-669 BCE) stands holding two foreign potentates by lead ropes (ṣerretu), with the ropes ending in rings fastened to the lips of the potentates. A text which commemorates the conquest of Egypt by Assyria in 671 BCE accompanies the scene.
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