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title: Wall Relief, Nimrud
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4178/wall-relief-nimrud/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Wall Relief, Nimrud

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

## Image File

[![Wall Relief, Nimrud](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4178.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4178.jpg)

## Image Caption

This alabaster bas-relief depicts the Assyrian king [Ashurnasirpal II](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ashurnasirpal_II/) praying in a religious ceremony. The king (right) holds a bowl (filled with a fluid) with his right hand and puts his left hand on his sword hilt. Before him, a royal attendant (or priest) holds a whisk (made of reeds or branches) as part of the ritual. The "Standard Inscription of Ashurnasirpal II" runs across the relief horizontally. The panel was a donation From the Scottish obstetrician Sir James Young Simpson (1811-1870) to the Society of Antiquities of [Scotland](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Scotland/) in 1865 CE. Dr. Simpson was very interested in [archaeology](https://www.worldhistory.org/Archaeology/). From the north-west [palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) at [Nimrud](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kalhu/), [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/), modern-day Iraq. Neo-Assyrian period, 9th century BCE. (National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK)

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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, November 21). Wall Relief, Nimrud. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4178/wall-relief-nimrud/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Wall Relief, Nimrud." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 21, 2015. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4178/wall-relief-nimrud/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Wall Relief, Nimrud." *World History Encyclopedia*, 21 Nov 2015, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4178/wall-relief-nimrud/>.

## License & Copyright

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