Panamuwa II inscription

The Panamuwa II inscription is a 9th-century BC stele of King Panamuwa II, from the Kingdom of Bit-Gabbari in Sam'al. It currently occupies a prominent position in the Vorderasiatisches Museum Berlin.^[1]

The 23 line inscription was discovered in 1888 during the 1888-1902 German Oriental Society expeditions led by Felix von Luschan and Robert Koldewey.

Similar to the Hadad Statue, the inscription is on the base of a pillar-shaped statue. It was written by Panamuwa II's son Bar Rakib in the Samalian language, considered to be on a dialect continuum between Phoenician and Aramaic. The inscription mentions Tiglath-Pileser III.

^ Craig, J.A., "The Panammu Inscription of the Zinjirli Collection" The Academy 43 (1893): 351–52, 441

[1] Craig, J.A., "The Panammu Inscription of the Zinjirli Collection" The Academy 43 (1893): 351–52, 441

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