Barrakib and the Scribe Sam'al King Barrakib is sitting on the throne, before him stands the scribe with a writing board under his arm. The Aramaic inscription next to king head reads: "I am Barrakib, son of Panammuwa." The inscription by the moon-disk reads: "My Lord, Ba'al of Harran". The basalt stele dates from about 730 BC. Das Vorderasiatische Museum, Berlin.