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title: Assyrian Army Assault on Lachish
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2809/assyrian-army-assault-on-lachish/
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# Assyrian Army Assault on Lachish
_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2809.jpg)
## Image Caption
Assyrian relief, from the South-West [palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) at [Nineveh](https://www.worldhistory.org/nineveh/) (modern Kuyunjik, Mousil [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/), Iraq), room XXXVI, panel 7, [Neo-Assyrian Empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/Neo-Assyrian_Empire/), 700-692 BCE.
This [wall](https://www.worldhistory.org/wall/) relief delivers a very vivid description of the battlefield. The Assyrian army built artificial ramps leading up to the city in order to transport their heavy equipment right up to the walls and gate.
On the right, the Assyrian archers attack the city with their bows and arrows. On the left, siege engines are being pushed slowly up the ramps. In the middle of the scene, the enemy soldiers are defending their city tower and are bombarding the attackers with arrows, stones, and torches. Within the siege engine, the Assyrian archers appear to attack the tower and pour water onto the battering ram so that it will not catch fire. Some people of the city are leaving Lachish through a gate within the tower.
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 Army Assault on Lachish. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
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### MLA
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## License & Copyright
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