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title: Sargon II and Sennacherib
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3141/sargon-ii-and-sennacherib/
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updated: 2024-09-20
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# Sargon II and Sennacherib

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

## Image File

[![Sargon II and Sennacherib](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3141.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3141.jpg)

## Image Caption

Gypsum [wall](https://www.worldhistory.org/wall/) relief depicting the Assyrian king [Sargon II](https://www.worldhistory.org/Sargon_II/), who holds a long staff, greets a high official (who still holds a sword at his side), in very close proximity, almost touching him. This official is probably his son, [Sennacherib](https://www.worldhistory.org/sennacherib/), the crown prince. From the [palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) of [Sargon](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/sargon/) II at the [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) of Khorsabad (ancient [Dur-Sharrukin](https://www.worldhistory.org/Dur-Sharrukin/)), northern [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/), modern-day Iraq. [Neo-Assyrian Empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/Neo-Assyrian_Empire/), 710-705 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, October 13). Sargon II and Sennacherib. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3141/sargon-ii-and-sennacherib/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Sargon II and Sennacherib." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 13, 2014. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3141/sargon-ii-and-sennacherib/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Sargon II and Sennacherib." *World History Encyclopedia*, 13 Oct 2014, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3141/sargon-ii-and-sennacherib/>.

## License & Copyright

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