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title: Sling stones from Lachish
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2804/sling-stones-from-lachish/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Sling stones from Lachish

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

## Image File

[![Sling stones from Lachish](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2804.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2804.jpg)

## Image Caption

These sling stones were excavated at the main gate of the [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) of Lachish. The Assyrian soldiers attacked the city [wall](https://www.worldhistory.org/wall/) towers with these sling stones, a scene which has been depicted on some wall reliefs in [Sennacherib](https://www.worldhistory.org/sennacherib/)'s South-West [palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) at [Nineveh](https://www.worldhistory.org/nineveh/). (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). Sling stones from Lachish. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2804/sling-stones-from-lachish/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Sling stones from Lachish." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 19, 2014. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2804/sling-stones-from-lachish/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Sling stones from Lachish." *World History Encyclopedia*, 19 Jul 2014, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2804/sling-stones-from-lachish/>.

## License & Copyright

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