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In this wall relief, the Assyrian King Ashurnasirpal II stands in a royal chariot and hunts lions. Neo-Assyrian era, 865-860 BCE. From Room B (the throne room), North-West palace at Nimrud (ancient Kalhu; Biblical Calah), northern Mesopotamia, Iraq. (The British Museum, London).
Amin, O. S. M. (2014, June 23). Ashurnasirpal II hunts lions. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2710/ashurnasirpal-ii-hunts-lions/
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Ashurnasirpal II hunts lions." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified June 23, 2014. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2710/ashurnasirpal-ii-hunts-lions/.
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Ashurnasirpal II hunts lions." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 23 Jun 2014. Web. 14 Apr 2021.
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