Octagonal Prism of Sennacherib from Nineveh

Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
published on 05 June 2019

bookmark_addbookmark_addedSave Image person_addperson_checkSubscribe to Author

Octagonal Prism of Sennacherib from Nineveh — The cuneiform inscription on this octagonal (8 facets) clay prism narrates the military campaigns of the Neo-Assyrian king Sennacherib (reigned 704 - 681 BCE). Neo-Assyrian period, early 7th century BCE. From Nineveh, in modern-day Ninawa Governorate, Iraq. On display at the Iraq Museum in Baghdad, Republic of Iraq.

Remove Ads

Subscribe to this author

About the Author

Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

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.

License & Copyright

Uploaded by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin, published on 05 June 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: 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.

For commercial licensing enquiries, please contact our licensing agency Wright's Media.

Related Images

Image

Cite This Work

APA Style

Amin, O. S. M. (2019, June 05). Octagonal Prism of Sennacherib from Nineveh. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10881/octagonal-prism-of-sennacherib-from-nineveh/

Chicago Style

Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Octagonal Prism of Sennacherib from Nineveh." World History Encyclopedia, June 05, 2019. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10881/octagonal-prism-of-sennacherib-from-nineveh/.

MLA Style

Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Octagonal Prism of Sennacherib from Nineveh." World History Encyclopedia, 05 Jun 2019, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10881/octagonal-prism-of-sennacherib-from-nineveh/.

Octagonal Prism of Sennacherib from Nineveh

17th Anniversary Fundraiser

About the Author

License & Copyright

Related Images

The Taylor Prism of King Sennacherib, Nineveh

Octagonal Prism of Sargon II from Khorsabad

A Terracotta Foundation Document from Nineveh

Stele of King Sennacherib

Assyrian Prism of Esarhaddon

Southern Octagonal Hall, Kofukuji

Cite This Work

APA Style

Chicago Style

MLA Style