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Shikaft-e Gulgul (or Gulgulcave) site is an Assyria rock relief and inscription located in the vicinity of Gulgul, a village near Mount Pushta-e Kuh at Ilam in Iran.
It was discovered by Louis Vanden Berghe (Ghent University, Royal Museums of Art and History, Brussels). It is a relief carved into the rock, attributed to Esarhaddon.
The sovereign is wearing a tiara Assyrian, dressed in a tunic leaving only the feet appear, and wears earrings. It is armed with a sword worn on the belt, and holding a mace in his left hand.
The right arm is broken, and seems to mouth an object. On both sides of the king, are represented divine symbols. They include left a full moon, the seven planets and the sun disk symbol Ishtar.
At right, a winged disk, and a horned tiara are identified as symbols of Shamash and Assyria. An inscription is also visible.

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