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title: Glazed Wall Panel from Fort Shalmaneser
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10403/glazed-wall-panel-from-fort-shalmaneser/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Glazed Wall Panel from Fort Shalmaneser

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

## Image File

[![Glazed Wall Panel from Fort Shalmaneser](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10403.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10403.jpg)

## Image Caption

This large [wall](https://www.worldhistory.org/wall/) panel of vibrant glazed bricks was once placed above the entrance to a vast room (T3) next to Shalmaneser III's throne room at Fort Shalmaneser in [Nimrud](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kalhu/) (in modern-day [Nineveh](https://www.worldhistory.org/nineveh/) Governorate, Iraq). The whole panel is composed of about 300 bricks and is 407 cm in height and 291 cm in width. There are two central scenes. The upper one shows two rampant bulls flanking the scared tree. The lower one depicts two images of Shalmaneser III, facing each other. The king wears a ceremonial dress and holds a mace in his left hand while the right hand is in a prayer gesture. Above the king, the [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) [Assur](https://www.worldhistory.org/assur/) rises from the middle of a winged solar disc. There are [cuneiform](https://www.worldhistory.org/cuneiform/) inscriptions narrating the king's genealogy and the text separates the two scenes. During the ransacking of the Iraq Museum in April 2003 CE, this panel remained intact and safe from vandalizing. Reign of Shalmaneser III, 858-824 BCE. It is on display at the Assyrian Gallery in the Iraq Museum in Baghdad, Republic of Iraq.

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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). Glazed Wall Panel from Fort Shalmaneser. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10403/glazed-wall-panel-from-fort-shalmaneser/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Glazed Wall Panel from Fort Shalmaneser." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 08, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10403/glazed-wall-panel-from-fort-shalmaneser/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Glazed Wall Panel from Fort Shalmaneser." *World History Encyclopedia*, 08 Apr 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10403/glazed-wall-panel-from-fort-shalmaneser/>.

## License & Copyright

Submitted by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/ "User Page: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin"), published on 08 April 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.