Octagonal Prism of Sennacherib from Nineveh

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 05 June 2019
Octagonal Prism of Sennacherib from Nineveh Download Full Size Image

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.

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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.

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

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

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Octagonal Prism of Sennacherib from Nineveh." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 05 Jun 2019. Web. 26 Mar 2023.

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