Stele of Zakkur
- Date
- 1903 · confidence low
- Place
- Aleppo, Syria
- Credited to
- Henri Pognon
- Field
- Cosmos & Earth
What was discovered
An 8th-century BC royal stele erected by Zakkur, king of Hamath and Luhuti, bearing an Aramaic inscription recounting his victory over a coalition of enemy kings; it was found in northern Syria and published by Henri Pognon.
What it led to
- primary source for the history of the Aramaean kingdom of Hamath
- contribution to the reconstruction of ancient Aramaic
- comparison with other Levantine royal inscriptions such as the Mesha Stele