Illustration
This wall panel, one of a series, shows 2 disconnected scenes. Above, Tiglath-pileser III's army is attacking a town, perhaps in Syria. Below, Assyrian soldiers carry "gods" captured from a defeated enemy. The writing in the middle describes the resettlement of prisoners after the Assyrian campaign of 745 BCE. 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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Amin, O. S. M. (2016, August 22). Assyrian Military Campaign Against Syria. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5481/assyrian-military-campaign-against-syria/
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Assyrian Military Campaign Against Syria." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified August 22, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5481/assyrian-military-campaign-against-syria/.
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