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title: Lachish relief at Nineveh
author: The Trustees of the British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15849/lachish-relief-at-nineveh/
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# Lachish relief at Nineveh

_Authored by The Trustees of the British Museum_

## Image File

[![Lachish relief at Nineveh](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15849.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15849.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Wall](https://www.worldhistory.org/wall/) relief showing prisoners being strung up on poles, with the pole inserted up through the ribs after the Assyrian king [Sennacherib](https://www.worldhistory.org/sennacherib/) conquered the Israelite [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) of Lachish in 701 BCE. South West [Palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/), [Nineveh](https://www.worldhistory.org/nineveh/).

The British Museum, London.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museum, T. T. o. t. B. (2022, May 12). Lachish relief at Nineveh. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15849/lachish-relief-at-nineveh/>
### Chicago
Museum, The Trustees of the British. "Lachish relief at Nineveh." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 12, 2022. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15849/lachish-relief-at-nineveh/>.
### MLA
Museum, The Trustees of the British. "Lachish relief at Nineveh." *World History Encyclopedia*, 12 May 2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15849/lachish-relief-at-nineveh/>.

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