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Archaeologists Discover Hidden Assyrian Capital Buried Deep Underground With ‘No Excavation’, Stuns Them
The settlement was known as Dur-Sharrukin and it was constructed during the reign of King Sargon II, who ruled the Assyrian empire from 721 B.C. until he died in 705 B.C., according to the ...
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Explore Ancient Assyrian Reliefs
The great stone figures that today grace the Assyrian Gallery of the Bowdoin College Museum of Art were carved more than 2500 years ago for the palaces and temples of Ashurnasirpal II (883-859 B.C.), ...
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The Rassam Cylinder, a 10-sided prism from the 7th century BC with an inscription describing the reign of Ashurbanipal
The Rassam Cylinder is an ancient clay cylinder containing cuneiform inscriptions that describe the reign and military campaigns of Ashurbanipal, king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. It was discovered in ...