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The Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III.
The archaeologist Henry Layard discovered this black limestone obelisk in 1846 during his excavations of the site of Kalhu (northern Iraq), the ancient Assyrian capital. It was erected as a public monument in 825 BC at a time of civil war. The relief sculptures glorify the achievements of King Shalmaneser III (reigned 858-824 BC) and his chief minister. It lists their military campaigns of thirty-one years and the tribute they exacted from their neighbours: including camels, monkeys, an elephant and a rhinoceros. Assyrian kings often collected exotic animals and plants as an expression of their power. (Copied from the British Museum website)
I've been trying to get my sil to name her kid after an Assyrian, Hittite, or Babylonian but she thinks the names are funny!
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Beautiful paper.
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that bg pp is perfect.
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It's beautiful~
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very nice, I like the lalck against the black too.
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The black title letters against the black pp look great!
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I was gonna say what Amy just said. So I'll just be quiet...................................................... :)
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the black on black title is a neat look
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I really like the black title. Those scalloped corners are wonderful!
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wonderful pic and page
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nice corners, love the black letters on the black bg
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Like the black embossed paper w/the title letters, wonderful page & photo.
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Love this LO, the scalloped edges look awesome :)
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the black title on the black paper looks really cool, great job!
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Nice LO. Love the black on black title and how you matted the photo. Good luck with the name thing, LOL.
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So funny! What is your favorite name? Beautiful LO.The black letters on the black bg paper really accentuates the subject. I always shy away with same colors but now, I might consider it.
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lol!!funny about the name thing!!Cool photo and story,love the lttle scalloped edges and the alphas! which names do you like the best by the way?
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Awesome.
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beautiful! :)
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Beautiful!!!
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Another cool picture and I like the embossed paper.
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I like that you used the embossed pp for this, goes great with the Obelisk!
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Like that embossed pp, awesome photo; superb corner treatments and love the title!
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wonderful title work
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Love the black on black title.
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I can't imagine a child having to live with one of those names! Funny but pity the child! This is awesome. Love the imbellies in the corners and its a great photo of the obelisk. Thank you for your detailed description - I always like to read what you write to answer quesitons I have about the layout. THat is really helpful and interesting to me.
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Love how the title is tone-on-tone with the paper. Very neat design!
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Nice back story! You sure saw a lot on your trip!
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