The oldest known depiction of a handshake in the world. (Assyrian King Shalmaneser III with a Babylonian ruler, sealing an alliance in the 9th Century BC)
August 15, 2026 at 9:32 PM
The oldest known depiction of a handshake in the world. (Assyrian King Shalmaneser III with a Babylonian ruler, sealing an alliance in the 9th Century BC)
More artifacts need names like “The Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III”
February 22, 2025 at 9:15 PM
More artifacts need names like “The Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III”
he’s been foul & perpetually incorrect
July 8, 2026 at 10:56 PM
he’s been foul & perpetually incorrect
*Or "Shalmaneser" from John Brunner's 1968 novel "Stand on Zanzibar," a super-AI who ends the novel by concluding that it has hallucinated the whole dystopian world of that book. That's a good sci-fi book actually, I once wrote an intro to that
February 24, 2026 at 10:49 AM
*Or "Shalmaneser" from John Brunner's 1968 novel "Stand on Zanzibar," a super-AI who ends the novel by concluding that it has hallucinated the whole dystopian world of that book. That's a good sci-fi book actually, I once wrote an intro to that
People literally just named their kids Shalmaneser IV back then
April 17, 2025 at 12:05 PM
People literally just named their kids Shalmaneser IV back then
Anybody else remember the supercomputer Shalmaneser, from John Brunner's 1960s sf novel Stand on Zanzibar? While it's spitting out answer to various of the world's problems, the computer thinks to itself, "Christ, what an imagination I have."
The idea of AI “hallucinating” is one I wish I’d had!
August 17, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Anybody else remember the supercomputer Shalmaneser, from John Brunner's 1960s sf novel Stand on Zanzibar? While it's spitting out answer to various of the world's problems, the computer thinks to itself, "Christ, what an imagination I have."
In Ashur, she had an obelisk built and inscribed, which read:
"Stele of Sammuramat, queen of Shamshi-Adad, King of the Universe, King of Assyria, Mother of Adad Nirari, King of the Universe, King of Assyria, Daughter-in-Law of Shalmaneser, King of the Four Regions of the World."
"Stele of Sammuramat, queen of Shamshi-Adad, King of the Universe, King of Assyria, Mother of Adad Nirari, King of the Universe, King of Assyria, Daughter-in-Law of Shalmaneser, King of the Four Regions of the World."
June 5, 2026 at 4:21 PM
In Ashur, she had an obelisk built and inscribed, which read:
"Stele of Sammuramat, queen of Shamshi-Adad, King of the Universe, King of Assyria, Mother of Adad Nirari, King of the Universe, King of Assyria, Daughter-in-Law of Shalmaneser, King of the Four Regions of the World."
"Stele of Sammuramat, queen of Shamshi-Adad, King of the Universe, King of Assyria, Mother of Adad Nirari, King of the Universe, King of Assyria, Daughter-in-Law of Shalmaneser, King of the Four Regions of the World."
In Saskatoon, the Museum of Antiquities at the University of Saskatchewan recently got these incredible facsimiles. Fantastic to bring my Archaeology of Mesopotamia students to visit and discuss these pieces. #Archaeology #USask #SteleOfHammurabi
March 7, 2026 at 1:48 PM
In Saskatoon, the Museum of Antiquities at the University of Saskatchewan recently got these incredible facsimiles. Fantastic to bring my Archaeology of Mesopotamia students to visit and discuss these pieces. #Archaeology #USask #SteleOfHammurabi
Arina: otherwise referred to as a fortress, this was conquered by #Shalmaneser I in the mid-1200s BC when he campaigned to subdue eight northern 'countries'.
www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsMid...
#history #historyfiles #Sumer #Sumerians #Mesopotamia #Iraq #ancientneareast #NearEast #Urartu
www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsMid...
#history #historyfiles #Sumer #Sumerians #Mesopotamia #Iraq #ancientneareast #NearEast #Urartu
October 5, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Arina: otherwise referred to as a fortress, this was conquered by #Shalmaneser I in the mid-1200s BC when he campaigned to subdue eight northern 'countries'.
www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsMid...
#history #historyfiles #Sumer #Sumerians #Mesopotamia #Iraq #ancientneareast #NearEast #Urartu
www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsMid...
#history #historyfiles #Sumer #Sumerians #Mesopotamia #Iraq #ancientneareast #NearEast #Urartu
Character design commission for @billdoor16
Really fun concept, the idea was a Sumerian/Mesopotiaman Aurochs who works as a temple priest.
The skirt and clothes are inspired on kaunakis.
The hammer is a piece of the Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III
NSFW version on my Channel
t.me/chrinosartga...
Really fun concept, the idea was a Sumerian/Mesopotiaman Aurochs who works as a temple priest.
The skirt and clothes are inspired on kaunakis.
The hammer is a piece of the Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III
NSFW version on my Channel
t.me/chrinosartga...
May 24, 2024 at 6:57 PM
Character design commission for @billdoor16
Really fun concept, the idea was a Sumerian/Mesopotiaman Aurochs who works as a temple priest.
The skirt and clothes are inspired on kaunakis.
The hammer is a piece of the Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III
NSFW version on my Channel
t.me/chrinosartga...
Really fun concept, the idea was a Sumerian/Mesopotiaman Aurochs who works as a temple priest.
The skirt and clothes are inspired on kaunakis.
The hammer is a piece of the Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III
NSFW version on my Channel
t.me/chrinosartga...
New track! The toy piano will continue until morale improves.
#music #shalmaneser #electronic
soundcloud.com/shalmaneser/...
#music #shalmaneser #electronic
soundcloud.com/shalmaneser/...
Oll Korrect
Some people are still pushing "Old Kinderhook," but c'mon.
soundcloud.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:34 PM
New track! The toy piano will continue until morale improves.
#music #shalmaneser #electronic
soundcloud.com/shalmaneser/...
#music #shalmaneser #electronic
soundcloud.com/shalmaneser/...
I swan, I seem to be finding a mistake in a history article or book about once a day. Today it was two separate histories of Assyria that confused Amidu/Amedu with Arida. Which, okay, anyone can transpose a few letters--but Shalmaneser III kicked holy hell out of one and used the other as a base.
July 15, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I swan, I seem to be finding a mistake in a history article or book about once a day. Today it was two separate histories of Assyria that confused Amidu/Amedu with Arida. Which, okay, anyone can transpose a few letters--but Shalmaneser III kicked holy hell out of one and used the other as a base.
Shalmaneser reposed
Shalmaneser reposed in his garden.
The rivulet he had constructed
medium.com
May 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Queen Hamâ was buried with a gold stamp seal whose rim bore an inscription:
“Of Hamâ, Queen of Shalmaneser, King of Assyria, daughter-in-law of Adad-nerari”.
The image shows a goddess on a throne on a lion. Behind them is a scorpion.
“Of Hamâ, Queen of Shalmaneser, King of Assyria, daughter-in-law of Adad-nerari”.
The image shows a goddess on a throne on a lion. Behind them is a scorpion.
January 23, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Queen Hamâ was buried with a gold stamp seal whose rim bore an inscription:
“Of Hamâ, Queen of Shalmaneser, King of Assyria, daughter-in-law of Adad-nerari”.
The image shows a goddess on a throne on a lion. Behind them is a scorpion.
“Of Hamâ, Queen of Shalmaneser, King of Assyria, daughter-in-law of Adad-nerari”.
The image shows a goddess on a throne on a lion. Behind them is a scorpion.
A 7th century BC army sacked the palace, looted it, and threw what they didn't want into the pit. The plaque is about 6 inches tall. Ivory, carved around 900–800 BCE in Phoenicia, probably inlaid in furniture at the Assyrian palace of King Shalmaneser II.
April 15, 2026 at 2:22 PM
A 7th century BC army sacked the palace, looted it, and threw what they didn't want into the pit. The plaque is about 6 inches tall. Ivory, carved around 900–800 BCE in Phoenicia, probably inlaid in furniture at the Assyrian palace of King Shalmaneser II.
Shalmaneser aka @timwaltersphoto.com apparently took time off from being a Neo-Assyrian King to make some #IDM beats.
There's hints of eastern (Turkish/Persian) influence balanced with Jean Jacques Perry's impish sense of humor.
shalmaneser.bandcamp.com/album/maybe-...
There's hints of eastern (Turkish/Persian) influence balanced with Jean Jacques Perry's impish sense of humor.
shalmaneser.bandcamp.com/album/maybe-...
Maybe Face, by Shalmaneser
12 track album
shalmaneser.bandcamp.com
January 9, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Shalmaneser aka @timwaltersphoto.com apparently took time off from being a Neo-Assyrian King to make some #IDM beats.
There's hints of eastern (Turkish/Persian) influence balanced with Jean Jacques Perry's impish sense of humor.
shalmaneser.bandcamp.com/album/maybe-...
There's hints of eastern (Turkish/Persian) influence balanced with Jean Jacques Perry's impish sense of humor.
shalmaneser.bandcamp.com/album/maybe-...
Huge Shalmaneser V hours
July 6, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Huge Shalmaneser V hours
New Shalmaneser track, in the "children's music gone wrong" style that seems to be my current thing. soundcloud.com/shalmaneser/...
Thirsty Work
Busted out the recorder for this tipsy tune in the Aeolian Dominant scale. Julian Curwin added some guitar.
soundcloud.com
September 4, 2025 at 5:08 PM
New Shalmaneser track, in the "children's music gone wrong" style that seems to be my current thing. soundcloud.com/shalmaneser/...
New Shalmaneser track, with the vibe of one of those British mystery shows where everyone keeps their cool even as the bodies pile up.
soundcloud.com/shalmaneser/...
#music #shalmaneser #electronicmusic
soundcloud.com/shalmaneser/...
#music #shalmaneser #electronicmusic
Bonus Murders
Never just the one.
soundcloud.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:26 PM
New Shalmaneser track, with the vibe of one of those British mystery shows where everyone keeps their cool even as the bodies pile up.
soundcloud.com/shalmaneser/...
#music #shalmaneser #electronicmusic
soundcloud.com/shalmaneser/...
#music #shalmaneser #electronicmusic
Timotheé Shalmaneser
Is this anything?
Is this anything?
March 11, 2024 at 12:41 AM
Timotheé Shalmaneser
Is this anything?
Is this anything?
The Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III, 825 B.C.E. (Neo-Assyrian, found Nimrud), limestone, 197.48 x 60.96 cm with Akkadian written in cuneiform (The British Museum)
June 7, 2026 at 1:36 AM
The Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III, 825 B.C.E. (Neo-Assyrian, found Nimrud), limestone, 197.48 x 60.96 cm with Akkadian written in cuneiform (The British Museum)
Egalement en 1968, il y a Shalmaneser dans l'extraordinaire Tous à Zanzibar de John Brunner.
« Bon Dieu, mais quelle imagination je peux avoir ! »
« Bon Dieu, mais quelle imagination je peux avoir ! »
October 15, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Egalement en 1968, il y a Shalmaneser dans l'extraordinaire Tous à Zanzibar de John Brunner.
« Bon Dieu, mais quelle imagination je peux avoir ! »
« Bon Dieu, mais quelle imagination je peux avoir ! »
The Vassal Treaties of Esarhaddon is the first album of my instrumental post-rock band, The Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III
January 21, 2026 at 10:11 AM
The Vassal Treaties of Esarhaddon is the first album of my instrumental post-rock band, The Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III
This guy kneeling in a panel of the Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III at the British Museum is Jehu, the 9th c BC king of Israel who murdered Queen Jezebel (and most of her family, including 70 children whose heads he cut off and left by the city gates).
April 19, 2025 at 3:12 PM
This guy kneeling in a panel of the Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III at the British Museum is Jehu, the 9th c BC king of Israel who murdered Queen Jezebel (and most of her family, including 70 children whose heads he cut off and left by the city gates).