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title: Assyrian Battle Scene
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5477/assyrian-battle-scene/
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updated: 2024-09-17
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# Assyrian Battle Scene

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

## Image File

[![Assyrian Battle Scene](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5477.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5477.jpg)

## Image Caption

Assyrian relief, from the Central [Palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) at [Nimrud](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kalhu/) (ancient [Kalhu](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kalhu/)), [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/), modern-day Iraq; reused later in the South-West Palace, from the reign of [Tiglath-Pileser III](https://www.worldhistory.org/Tiglath_Pileser_III/), c. 728 BCE.

An enemy horseman is ridden down by a pair of a armored cavalrymen in the Assyrian army. The hairstyle and shape of the beard suggest that these men are not Assyrians, but foreign auxiliaries. A grim but authentic battlefield detail is the vulture to the left, carrying off human entrails.

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, August 24). Assyrian Battle Scene. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5477/assyrian-battle-scene/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Assyrian Battle Scene." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 24, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5477/assyrian-battle-scene/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Assyrian Battle Scene." *World History Encyclopedia*, 24 Aug 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5477/assyrian-battle-scene/>.

## License & Copyright

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