Hazael horse frontlet
| Hazael horse frontlet | |
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Hazael horse frontlet in the Archaeological Museum of Vathi on Samos | |
| Height | 27.3 cm |
| Created | c. 800 BC |
| Discovered | 1984 North Aegean, Greece |
| Present location | North Aegean, Greece |
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| Canaanite and Aramaic inscriptions |
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The Hazael horse frontlet is a bronze horse frontlet discovered at the Heraion of Samos, inscribed in Phoenician characters for Hazael (proposed by scholars to be the same as Hazael of Aram Damascus). It is considered to have been made in North Syria, perhaps at Arslan Tash. It is on display at the Archaeological Museum of Vathi at Samos (B2579). The inscription is known as KAI 311.
On its left side, starting from the top, it has a single line of inscription. The text translates as, "[This is] what Hadad has given from Unqi to our lord Hazael in the year when our lord had crossed the river."