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Bronze sword from Luristan (WA 123090), c.1200-1100 BC. It is thought to have belonged to a Babylonian officer, an inscription on the blade names King Marduk-Nadin-Ahke (ruled Babylon 1099-1082 BC) and a royal eunuch called Shamash-Killanni. Luristan is a province and an historic territory of western Iran amidst the Zagros Mountains. |