Stele of Zakkur

Title: Stele of Zakkur
Creator: King Zakkur of Hamath
Date: c. 805 BC – c. 775 BC
Description: "I am Zakkur, king of Hamath and Luash... Bar-Hadad, son of Hazael, king of Aram, united against me seventeen kings... all these kings laid siege to Hazrach... Baalshamayn said to me, 'Do not be afraid! ...I will save you from all [these kings who] have besieged you.'"
Language: Aramaic
Place: Tell Afis