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Ashurnasirpal II Inscription

Assyrian Pride

One of the ancient monuments discovered in the ruins of ancient Assyria has this inscription by King Ashurnasirpal II (reign began in 885 BC.) of himself:: 

"I am king, I am lord, I am praiseworthy, I am exalted, I am magnificent, I am the foremost, I am a great warrior, I am a hero, I am a lion, and I am virile; Ashurnasirpal... king of Assyria."

 
John Haywood, "Historical Atlas of Ancient Civilizations" (London: The Penguin Group., 2005) p. 46