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title: Ashurnasirpal II Hunting Lions
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6986/ashurnasirpal-ii-hunting-lions/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Ashurnasirpal II Hunting Lions

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

## Image File

[![Ashurnasirpal II Hunting Lions](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6986.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6986.jpg)

## Image Caption

This gypsum [wall](https://www.worldhistory.org/wall/) relief depicts a typical Assyrian lion-hunting scene. King [Ashurnasirpal II](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ashurnasirpal_II/) stands in his royal [chariot](https://www.worldhistory.org/chariot/) and shoots at a leaping wounded lion. Two royal attendants, behind the wounded lion, holding their shields and daggers, are ready to intervene at any moment. A dead or dying lion appears beneath the chariot's horses. Neo-Assyrian Period, reign of Ashurnasirpal II, 865-860 BCE. Panel 19 of Room B (Throne Room) at the North-West [Palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/), [Nimrud](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kalhu/) ([Kalhu](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kalhu/)), [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 22). Ashurnasirpal II Hunting Lions. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6986/ashurnasirpal-ii-hunting-lions/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Ashurnasirpal II Hunting Lions." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 22, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6986/ashurnasirpal-ii-hunting-lions/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Ashurnasirpal II Hunting Lions." *World History Encyclopedia*, 22 Aug 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6986/ashurnasirpal-ii-hunting-lions/>.

## License & Copyright

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