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title: Assyrian Lahmu
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6982/assyrian-lahmu/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Assyrian Lahmu

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

## Image File

[![Assyrian Lahmu](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6982.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6982.jpg)

## Image Caption

This gypsum [wall](https://www.worldhistory.org/wall/) relief depicts a Lahmu; a human figure representing a minor deity. This Lahmu, holding a long and bladed lance guards gates. He has a striking long curly beard and hair. He is bare-footed and wears a short kilt with tassels. Neo-Assyrian Period, reign of [Sennacherib](https://www.worldhistory.org/sennacherib/), 700-692 BCE. Found at the entrance of Court VI, the South-West [Palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) at [Nineveh](https://www.worldhistory.org/nineveh/) (Kouyunjik), [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/), modern-day Iraq. (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. (2017, August 23). Assyrian Lahmu. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6982/assyrian-lahmu/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Assyrian Lahmu." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 23, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6982/assyrian-lahmu/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Assyrian Lahmu." *World History Encyclopedia*, 23 Aug 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6982/assyrian-lahmu/>.

## License & Copyright

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