Assyrian Military Campaign Against Syria

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 22 August 2016
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Assyrian wall panel from the Central Palace at Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Mesopotamia, Iraq, reused later in the South-West Palace, from the reign of Tiglath-Pileser III, c. 728 BCE.

The 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.

The British Museum, London.

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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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