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title: Assyrian Courtiers Carrying the King's Throne
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7129/assyrian-courtiers-carrying-the-kings-throne/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Assyrian Courtiers Carrying the King's Throne

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

## Image File

[![Assyrian Courtiers Carrying the King's Throne](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7129.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7129.jpg)

## Image Caption

This gypsum [wall](https://www.worldhistory.org/wall/) panel depicts a procession of Assyrian courtiers and eunuchs carrying the King's throne; only the anterior part of the decorated throne's pole survives. This scene represents a remarkable development in the Assyrian art as the peculiar combination of throne and carriage was attested for the very first time during the reign of the Assyrian king [Tiglath-pileser III](https://www.worldhistory.org/Tiglath_Pileser_III/) (reigned 745-727 BCE). Neo-Assyrian Period, reign of [Sennacherib](https://www.worldhistory.org/sennacherib/), 704-689 BCE. This panel was placed on a side wall of a ramp at [Nineveh](https://www.worldhistory.org/nineveh/), [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/), modern-day Iraq. ([Pergamon](https://www.worldhistory.org/pergamon/) Museum, Berlin, Germany)

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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 28). Assyrian Courtiers Carrying the King's Throne. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7129/assyrian-courtiers-carrying-the-kings-throne/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Assyrian Courtiers Carrying the King's Throne." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 28, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7129/assyrian-courtiers-carrying-the-kings-throne/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Assyrian Courtiers Carrying the King's Throne." *World History Encyclopedia*, 28 Aug 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7129/assyrian-courtiers-carrying-the-kings-throne/>.

## License & Copyright

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