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title: Assyrian Dying Lion
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7014/assyrian-dying-lion/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2024-09-23
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# Assyrian Dying Lion

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

## Image File

[![Assyrian Dying Lion](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7014.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7014.jpg)

## Image Caption

Detail of a much larger gypsum [wall](https://www.worldhistory.org/wall/) relief showing the climax of a royal lion hunt. The lion is shown in his final [death](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Death/) throes, blood pouring from his mouth. From the North [Palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) of [Ashurbanipal](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ashurbanipal/) II at [Nineveh](https://www.worldhistory.org/nineveh/), [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/), modern-day Iraq. [Neo-Assyrian Empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/Neo-Assyrian_Empire/), c. 645 BCE.

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 21). Assyrian Dying Lion. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7014/assyrian-dying-lion/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Assyrian Dying Lion." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 21, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7014/assyrian-dying-lion/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Assyrian Dying Lion." *World History Encyclopedia*, 21 Aug 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7014/assyrian-dying-lion/>.

## License & Copyright

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