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title: King Sennacherib
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3550/king-sennacherib/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# King Sennacherib

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

## Image File

[![King Sennacherib](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3550.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3550.jpg)

## Image Caption

This bas-relief is part of a series of reliefs which depict the formation and transport of a colossal winged-bull (Lamassu) for the [palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) of the Assyrian king [Sennacherib](https://www.worldhistory.org/sennacherib/). In this relief, the king stands in a rickshaw (a royal [chariot](https://www.worldhistory.org/chariot/) which pulled by two servants) and he watches the progress of the work. A servant fans the king and another one holds a sunshade over the king's head. From court VI, probably panel 60 of the South-West palace at [Nineveh](https://www.worldhistory.org/nineveh/) (modern Mosul Governorate, Iraq), northern [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/). Neo-Assyrian period, 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. (2015, January 23). King Sennacherib. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3550/king-sennacherib/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "King Sennacherib." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 23, 2015. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3550/king-sennacherib/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "King Sennacherib." *World History Encyclopedia*, 23 Jan 2015, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3550/king-sennacherib/>.

## License & Copyright

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