Bar-Rakib inscriptions
The Bar-Rakib inscriptions are a group of 8th-century BC steles, or fragments of steles, of King Bar-Rakib, from Sam'al. 

The inscriptions were discovered during the 1888–1911 German Oriental Society expeditions led by Felix von Luschan and Robert Koldewey.

Their Aramaic inscriptions are written in Luwian-style raised characters, and represent some of the first known inscriptions to use Imperial Aramaic. Older inscriptions found at Sam'al were written in the "Samalian language" or the Phoenician language.

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Bibliography
 Halévy, J., "La première inscription araméenne de Barrekoub ou A1." RevSém 3 (1895b): 394–95.
 Müller, D.H., "Die Bauinschrift des Barrekub." WZKM 10 (1896): 193–97 + 1 pl.. 
 Winckler, H., "Die Bauinschrift Bar-rekub's aus Sendschirli." MVAG 1 (1896): 198–202.
 Halévy, J., "La première inscription de Bar-Rekoub revue et corrigée." RevSém 4 (1896a): 185–87.
 Hoffmann, G., "Zur Bauinschrift des Barrekab." ZA 11 (1896a): 317–22.
 Halévy, J., "Le texte définitif de l'inscription architecturale araméenne de Barrekoub." RevSém 5 (1897): 84–91.
 Peiser, F.E., "Aus dem kaiserlich-ottomanischen Museum in Constantinopel." OLZ 1 (1898): 6–9.
 Halévy, J., "Nouvel examen des inscriptions de Zindjirli." RevSém 7 (1899): 333–55
 Halévy, J., "Un bas-relief à  inscription araméenne de Barrekoub." RevSém 3 (1895a): 392–94
 Müller, D.H., "Die Bauinschrift des Barrekub." WZKM 10 (1896): 193–97 + 1 pl.
 Luschan, F. von, "Bildwerke und Inschriften." Pp. 325–80 In Ausgrabungen in Sendschirli, IV. , Berlin: G. Reimer, 1911
 Halévy, J., "Les deux inscriptions hétéennes de Zindjîrlî." RevSém 1 (1893-94): 138–67, 218-58, 319-36; 2:25-60
 Sachau, E., "Baal-Harrân in einer altaramäischen Inschrift auf einem Relief des Königlichen Museums zu Berlin." SPAW 8 (1895): 119–22

8th-century BC Aramean kings
Ancient Near East steles
Aramaic inscriptions
KAI inscriptions
8th-century BC steles