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title: Inscribed Assyrian Corbel
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5267/inscribed-assyrian-corbel/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Inscribed Assyrian Corbel

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

## Image File

[![Inscribed Assyrian Corbel](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5267.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5267.jpg)

## Image Caption

The shank of this corbel is lost. Otherwise, this hand-like corbel was very exceptionally well made; the fingernails were individually well-demarcated. The [cuneiform](https://www.worldhistory.org/cuneiform/) inscriptions mention the name of the Assyrian king [Ashurnasirpal II](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ashurnasirpal_II/), reigned 875-865 BCE and one of the damaged lines may indicate that this was a property of the [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) [Enlil](https://www.worldhistory.org/Enlil/). From [Nimrud](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kalhu/), northern [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/), Iraq. Neo-Assyrian period. (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. (2016, June 24). Inscribed Assyrian Corbel. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5267/inscribed-assyrian-corbel/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Inscribed Assyrian Corbel." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 24, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5267/inscribed-assyrian-corbel/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Inscribed Assyrian Corbel." *World History Encyclopedia*, 24 Jun 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5267/inscribed-assyrian-corbel/>.

## License & Copyright

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