An inscription of the Assyrian king Sennacherib (704-681BC) in the Royal-Academy-of-History in Spain

Among the pieces of the Gabinete de Antiguedades of the Real Academia de la Historia we find one inscription of the Assyrian king Sennacherib (704-681 B.C.) which comes from his palace in Nineveh. Some inaccuracies in the for mer editions of the text by J.F. Riano (1895) and J.M. Penuela (1966), new data emerged from the catalogue work of the pieces kept in the aforemention ed Gabinete de Antiguedades, as well as the publication of recent and impor tant works on the epigraphy and sculptures of Sennacherib's palace recommen ded the review of some aspects of the inscription. This was probably torn o ut from Room IX around 1850, in particular from the back of one of its reli ef slabs. The text was not accordingly intended for public reading. The cun eiform inscription mentions Sennacherib's palace and titles, possibly as a means of associating the name of the king with his monumental works. A smal l part of these, namely two beautiful reliefs, are also kept at the RAH, an d probably come from the same room of the Palace.