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title: Assyrian Archers from Khorsabad
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10389/assyrian-archers-from-khorsabad/
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updated: 2024-09-17
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# Assyrian Archers from Khorsabad

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

## Image File

[![Assyrian Archers from Khorsabad](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10389.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10389.jpg)

## Image Caption

Assyrian relief depicting a group of Assyrian archers attacking an enemy (not shown here), from the Royal [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, c. 710 BCE.

A soldier holding a large and long shield stands before the archers to protect them. This alabaster bas-relief is the lower register of two; the upper one is very damaged and shows an Assyrian [war](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) [chariot](https://www.worldhistory.org/chariot/) (not shown here).

Iraqi Museum in Baghdad.

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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, April 08). Assyrian Archers from Khorsabad. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10389/assyrian-archers-from-khorsabad/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Assyrian Archers from Khorsabad." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 08, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10389/assyrian-archers-from-khorsabad/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Assyrian Archers from Khorsabad." *World History Encyclopedia*, 08 Apr 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10389/assyrian-archers-from-khorsabad/>.

## License & Copyright

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