It was discovered in 1888 in Zincirli Höyük (Sam'al, or Yadiya) by Felix von Luschan and Robert Koldewey.

The prior battle of 674 BC was won by Taharqa, who confronted Esarhaddon after his initial foray into the Levant;[3] Esarhaddon then entered northern Egypt but was repulsed by Taharqa's forces.

He is holding a mace club in his left hand, together with a rope ending in a ring that passes through the lips of the two conquered kings kneeling before him.

Cuneiform script covers the entire medium bas relief scene.

[5] The kneeling figure between the two is prince Ushankhuru with a rope tied around his neck;[4] others deem it to be Pharaoh Taharqa himself,[6] as he is wearing the uraeus tiara of Egyptian rule.