The Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III
In December 1846, while working with his excavation team at Nimrud(ancient Kalhu or biblical Calah), located in northern Mesopotamia in...
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Ryan Moorhen
Jan 8, 20193 min
Stela of Shamshi-Adad V
Shamshi-Adad V commissioned a stela that was excavated in Kalhu, which is remarkable for its record of the succession crisis that...
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Ryan Moorhen
Jan 8, 20191 min
Ashurnasirpal I,, king of Assyria 1050–32 BC,
Ashurnasirpal I, (flourished 11th century BC), king of Assyria 1050–32 BC, when it was at a low ebb in power and prosperity caused by...
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Ryan Moorhen
Jan 5, 20192 min
Nineveh City of Assyria
The city of Nineveh is first mentioned in Genesis 10. Cush begot Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one on the earth. He was a mighty hunter...
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Ryan Moorhen
Oct 24, 20181 min
Kudurru Marduk Apla Iinna
A priest in prayer before the symbols for Marduk, chief god of Babylon, and Nabu, god of wisdom and writing. Neo-Babylonian, 7th-6th BCE
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Ryan Moorhen
Oct 24, 20181 min
Khorsobad Room Louvre Museum
This courtyard houses the impressive remains of the palace inaugurated by King Sargon II in Khorsabad (northern Iraq) in 706 BC. The...
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Ryan Moorhen
Aug 3, 20183 min
Apkallu aka Winged Genie
Winged genie is the conventional term for a recurring motif in the iconography of Assyrian sculpture. Winged genies are usually bearded...
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Ryan Moorhen
Aug 3, 20181 min
Shamash Relief with Double Apkallu and Sacred Tree
King Ashurnasirpal appears twice, dressed in ritual robes and holding the mace symbolising authority. In front of him there is a Sacred...
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Ryan Moorhen
Aug 3, 20183 min
Nabu-apla-iddina - Kudurru Tablet
This stone tablet records the restoration of certain lands by the Babylonian king Nabu-apla-iddina to a priest. On the top of the stone...
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Ryan Moorhen
Aug 3, 20181 min
Marduk-apla-iddina II - Kudurru Boundary Stone
Merodach-Baladan, King of Babylon, enfeoffs (makes a legal agreement with) a vassal. From the original in the Altes Museum, Berlin...
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Ryan Moorhen
Jul 31, 20182 min
Clay Prism of Senanacherib - Oriental Institute
On the six inscribed sides of this clay prism, King Sennacherib recorded eight military campaigns undertaken against various peoples who...
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Ryan Moorhen
Jul 31, 20181 min