Surrender of Horseman, Assyrian Relief

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 24 August 2016
Surrender of Horseman, Assyrian Relief

This scene, with a fleeing enemy horseman turning to appeal to his Assyrian pursuers, is both a realistic battlefield event and a symbolic humiliation of a defeated enemy. Assyrian, reign of Tiglath-pileser III, about 728 BCE. From the Central Palace at Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Mesopotamia, Iraq; re-used later in the South-West Palace. (The British Museum, London).

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About the Author

Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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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Amin, O. S. M. (2016, August 24). Surrender of Horseman, Assyrian Relief. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5473/surrender-of-horseman-assyrian-relief/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Surrender of Horseman, Assyrian Relief." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified August 24, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5473/surrender-of-horseman-assyrian-relief/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Surrender of Horseman, Assyrian Relief." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 24 Aug 2016. Web. 16 May 2022.

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