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title: Decapitated Soldier, Assyrian Relief
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7274/decapitated-soldier-assyrian-relief/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Decapitated Soldier, Assyrian Relief

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

## Image File

[![Decapitated Soldier, Assyrian Relief](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7274.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7274.jpg)

## Image Caption

Alabaster bas-relief sowing a beheaded soldier; he was an Assyrian enemy. An Assyrian cavalry is passing over him. Neo-Assyrian Period, 865-860 BCE. Detail of Panel 9 (top), Room B, the North-[Palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) Palace, [Nimrud](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kalhu/), 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, September 13). Decapitated Soldier, Assyrian Relief. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7274/decapitated-soldier-assyrian-relief/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Decapitated Soldier, Assyrian Relief." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 13, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7274/decapitated-soldier-assyrian-relief/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Decapitated Soldier, Assyrian Relief." *World History Encyclopedia*, 13 Sep 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7274/decapitated-soldier-assyrian-relief/>.

## License & Copyright

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