Ashurnasirpal
II Inscription
Assyrian Pride
One of
the ancient monuments discovered in the ruins of ancient
Assyria has this inscription by King Ashurnasirpal II (reign
began in 885 BC.) of himself::
"I am king, I am lord, I am praiseworthy, I am exalted, I am
magnificent, I am the foremost, I am a great warrior, I am a
hero, I am a lion, and I am virile; Ashurnasirpal... king of
Assyria."
John
Haywood, "Historical Atlas of Ancient Civilizations"
(London: The Penguin Group., 2005) p. 46
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