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Left: Two shield-bearers TT . Detail from a wall painting at the palace of Til-Barsip PGP , room XLVII; reign of Tiglath-pileser III. Now in the Louvre, AO 23011 (photo by Karen Radner).
Centre: A letter of Adad-ibni PGP to Sargon II PGP regarding a Babylonian informant who requests an audience TT with the king; British Museum, K 498; edition: SAA 5 241 (photo by Greta Van Buylaere).
Right: King Sargon II PGP . Detail from the stone decoration of the royal palace at Dur-Šarruken PGP , Façade L, slab 12. Now in the Louvre, AO 19873 (photo by Karen Radner).
