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Assyrian alabaster panel showing Babylonian prisoners in a camp, from the North Palace at Nineveh, Northern Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq, Neo-Assyrian Empire, reign of Ashurbanipal II, 668-630 BCE.
To the left, an Assyrian soldier stands and guards. Two standing women hold bundles. To the right, a man sits and raises his right arm, looking at the women. At the top right, the hands of a man tending the fire are seen.
The British Museum, London.
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Amin, O. S. M. (2018, March 19). Assyrian Relief Showing Babylonian Prisoners. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8374/assyrian-relief-showing-babylonian-prisoners/
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Assyrian Relief Showing Babylonian Prisoners." World History Encyclopedia, March 19, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8374/assyrian-relief-showing-babylonian-prisoners/.
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Assyrian Relief Showing Babylonian Prisoners." World History Encyclopedia, 19 Mar 2018, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8374/assyrian-relief-showing-babylonian-prisoners/.
