Not only would this have served as a clear message for visiting dignitaries from other cultures .
Also the same message was innately obvious as a warning to the Assyrian elites as to what could happen if they decided to defy the king .
Not only would this have served as a clear message for visiting dignitaries from other cultures but also the same message was innately obvious as a warning to the Assyrian elites as to what could happen if they decided to defy the king .