Hazael horse frontlet

The Hazael horse frontlet is a bronze horse frontlet discovered at the Heraion of Samos, inscribed in Phoenician characters for Hazael. It is considered to have been made in North Syria, perhaps at Arslan Tash. It is on display at the . The inscription is known as KAI 311.
On its left side, starting from the top, it has a single line of inscription. The text translates as, ''" what Hadad has given from Unqi to our lord Hazael in the year when our lord had crossed the river."''

Discovery and description

It was found in 1984 at the Heraion of Samos. It is long.
On its left side, starting from the top, it has a single line of inscription, which can be read horizontally when the artefact is rotated by approximately 120 degrees clockwise. The text is long and consists of 36 characters that are between high. It is divided by a part of the figurative relief into two sequences, with 25 and 11 letters each, respectively. Otherwise, it contains no spaces or other word demarcations.
The text translates as, ''" what Hadad has given from Unqi to our lord Hazael in the year when our lord had crossed the river."''