Naram-Sin Victory Stele

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Akkadian monument Mesopotamian relief sculpture victory stele

The Naram-Sin Victory Stele is an Akkadian limestone monument depicting King Naram-Sin’s triumphant ascent over defeated enemies, exemplifying early Mesopotamian royal propaganda and hierarchical scale in Near Eastern art.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Victory Stele of Naram-Sin	2

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Akkadian monument ⓘ Mesopotamian relief sculpture ⓘ victory stele ⓘ
artStyle	Mesopotamian art ⓘ Near Eastern art NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Akkadian royal ideology ⓘ early imperial propaganda ⓘ
category	ancient political art ⓘ royal monument ⓘ
culture	Akkadian NERFINISHED ⓘ
depicts	King Naram-Sin of Akkad NERFINISHED ⓘ defeated enemies ⓘ triumphant ascent of Naram-Sin ⓘ
depictsEvent	military campaign of Naram-Sin ⓘ
emphasizes	divine favor toward the king ⓘ military dominance over enemies ⓘ
function	commemoration of military victory ⓘ royal propaganda ⓘ
genre	historical monument ⓘ
hasLanguageContext	Akkadian ⓘ
historicalContext	expansion of the Akkadian Empire ⓘ
iconography	military conquest ⓘ royal victory ⓘ
material	limestone ⓘ
medium	carved relief ⓘ
notableFor	clear hierarchical scaling of figures ⓘ early use of diagonal composition in Near Eastern art ⓘ integration of landscape and figures in relief ⓘ
originalPurpose	glorification of Naram-Sin’s reign ⓘ public display ⓘ
period	Akkadian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
portrays	enemies in defeated poses ⓘ
portraysAs	Naram-Sin as larger than other figures ⓘ Naram-Sin as triumphant ruler ⓘ
region	Ancient Near East NERFINISHED ⓘ
represents	divinely sanctioned kingship ⓘ power and authority of the Akkadian king ⓘ
shows	contrast between victorious king and fallen foes ⓘ
subjectOf	study in early Mesopotamian kingship ideology ⓘ
timeOfCreation	late 3rd millennium BCE ⓘ
usesArtisticDevice	hierarchical scale ⓘ narrative relief ⓘ
visualFocus	central figure of Naram-Sin ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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Near Eastern art → hasNotableWork → Naram-Sin Victory Stele ⓘ

Naram-Sin of Akkad → knownFor → Naram-Sin Victory Stele ⓘ

this entity surface form: Victory Stele of Naram-Sin

Naram-Sin of Akkad → commemoratedBy → Naram-Sin Victory Stele ⓘ

this entity surface form: Victory Stele of Naram-Sin