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title: Assyrian Slingers Attacking The City of Lachish
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2806/assyrian-slingers-attacking-the-city-of-lachish/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Assyrian Slingers Attacking The City of Lachish

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

## Image File

[![Assyrian Slingers Attacking The City of Lachish](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2806.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2806.jpg)

## Image Caption

This is a fragment of a [wall](https://www.worldhistory.org/wall/) relief which shows Assyrian slingers in action. The four men appear to launch small round stones into the air, aiming at the enemy troops who stand at the top of the [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) walls to defend their besieged city. Some of the slinger stones were excavated at the main gate of Lachish. From the South-West [palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) at [Nineveh](https://www.worldhistory.org/nineveh/) (modern Kuyunjik, Mousil city, Iraq), room XXXVI. [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). Assyrian Slingers Attacking The City of Lachish. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2806/assyrian-slingers-attacking-the-city-of-lachish/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Assyrian Slingers Attacking The City of Lachish." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 19, 2014. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2806/assyrian-slingers-attacking-the-city-of-lachish/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Assyrian Slingers Attacking The City of Lachish." *World History Encyclopedia*, 19 Jul 2014, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2806/assyrian-slingers-attacking-the-city-of-lachish/>.

## License & Copyright

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