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title: Lamassu from Khorsabad at the Iraq Museum
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10280/lamassu-from-khorsabad-at-the-iraq-museum/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2025-10-14
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# Lamassu from Khorsabad at the Iraq Museum

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Lamassu from Khorsabad at the Iraq Museum](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10280.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10280.jpg)

## Image Caption

This is one of a pair of colossal lamassus from the [Palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) of [Sargon II](https://www.worldhistory.org/Sargon_II/) at Khorsabad (in modern-day [Nineveh](https://www.worldhistory.org/nineveh/) Governorate, Iraq). Both of them are on display at the Assyrian Gallery of the Iraq Museum in Baghdad. During the ransacking of the Iraq Museum in April 2003 CE, those lamassus were intact and safe and had not been vandalized. Reign of [Sargon](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/sargon/) II, 722-705 BCE. Two young females, wearing a medical outfit and a white coat are taking selfies before the lamassu.

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2019, March 21). Lamassu from Khorsabad at the Iraq Museum. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10280/lamassu-from-khorsabad-at-the-iraq-museum/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Lamassu from Khorsabad at the Iraq Museum." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 21, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10280/lamassu-from-khorsabad-at-the-iraq-museum/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Lamassu from Khorsabad at the Iraq Museum." *World History Encyclopedia*, 21 Mar 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10280/lamassu-from-khorsabad-at-the-iraq-museum/>.

## License & Copyright

Submitted by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/ "User Page: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin"), published on 21 March 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.