Inscribed Wall Panel from Nimrud

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 05 June 2019
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Inscribed Wall Panel from Nimrud

This cuneiform inscription on this gypsum wall panel narrates the building process and construction of a palace by the neo-Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II at the city of Nimrud. From the North-West Palace at Nimrud, in modern-day Ninawa Governorate, Iraq. Neo-Assyrian period reign of Ashurnasirpal II (883-859 BCE). 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). Inscribed Wall Panel from Nimrud. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10871/inscribed-wall-panel-from-nimrud/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Inscribed Wall Panel from Nimrud." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified June 05, 2019. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10871/inscribed-wall-panel-from-nimrud/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Inscribed Wall Panel from Nimrud." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 05 Jun 2019. Web. 20 Oct 2021.