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title: Sennacherib and the Fall of Lachish
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2801/sennacherib-and-the-fall-of-lachish/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Sennacherib and the Fall of Lachish

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Sennacherib and the Fall of Lachish](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2801.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2801.jpg)

## Image Caption

This [wall](https://www.worldhistory.org/wall/) relief depicts the Assyrian king [Sennacherib](https://www.worldhistory.org/sennacherib/) after the fall of Lachish (Lakhisha), the second largest [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) in Judah Kingdom. The king sits on a marvelous throne and watches prisoners. He also greets an Assyrian official who appears to be in very close proximity to him, almost touching the king. This man most likely represents the commander-in-chief of the Assyrian army. The [cuneiform](https://www.worldhistory.org/cuneiform/) inscriptions read "Sennacherib, the mighty king, king of the country of [Assyria](https://www.worldhistory.org/assyria/), sitting on the throne of judgment, before the city of Lakhisha. I give permission for it's slaughter." Sennacherib's face appears to be deliberately damaged, most probably by an enemy soldier after the fall of [Nineveh](https://www.worldhistory.org/nineveh/) in 612 BCE. From the South-West [palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) at Nineveh (modern Kuyunjik, Mousil city, Iraq), room XXXVI, panels 11-13. [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/), Neo-Assyrian era, 700-692 BCE. (The British Museum, London).

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## About the Author

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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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2014, July 19). Sennacherib and the Fall of Lachish. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2801/sennacherib-and-the-fall-of-lachish/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Sennacherib and the Fall of Lachish." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 19, 2014. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2801/sennacherib-and-the-fall-of-lachish/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Sennacherib and the Fall of Lachish." *World History Encyclopedia*, 19 Jul 2014, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2801/sennacherib-and-the-fall-of-lachish/>.

## License & Copyright

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