Late Hittite or Aramaic from Entrance to Palace nr. 3 from Samal (Zincirli), 8th century BC.

A double sphinx column base. Neo-Hittite, Aramean style. Dated 730 BC, during the reign of king Barrakab.

Zincirli/Samal lies in the province of Gaziantep, 10 km north of the district town of Islahiye.
The kingdom of Samal was a Neo-Hittite/Aramean middle power of the Middle-East (900-850 BC), then became a vassal state of the rising Neo-Assyrian empire and later a province of that empire. Excavations revealed a heavily fortified citadel within a larger double walled fortification with 100 bastions and three gates.
The Samal kingdom ended shortly after the annihilation of Assyria (612 BC).

Correspondent: J.M.Criel, Antwerpen.
Sources: ‘Anadolu Uygarlıkları’ (Anatolian Civilisations) – Prof.Dr. Ekrem Akurgal ; Wikipedia
& Website of ‘hittitemonuments.com’ .