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title: Assyrian Soldiers with Nubian Prisoners
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8415/assyrian-soldiers-with-nubian-prisoners/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Assyrian Soldiers with Nubian Prisoners

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

## Image File

[![Assyrian Soldiers with Nubian Prisoners](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8415.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8415.jpg)

## Image Caption

This is a detail of a large gypsum [wall](https://www.worldhistory.org/wall/) panel. The panel depicts the Assyrian attack on a fortress at the [Egyptian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Egyptian/) [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) of [Memphis](https://www.worldhistory.org/Memphis_(Ancient_Egypt)/) in 667 BCE. Here the Nubian soldiers of King Taharqa (of the 25th Dynasty) are being led, as prisoners, by the Assyrian soldiers of [Ashurbanipal](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ashurbanipal/) II. The heads of the Nubian soldiers are clearly recognizable by their scalp hair and facial features, as well as the presence of tall leathers on the heads of some of them. They wear short kilts and are bare-footed. They are hand-cuffed and their legs have ankle shackles (legcuffs). These details contrast with the exquisitely carved Assyrian military costume. Neo-Assyrian Period, 645-635 BCE. Panel 17, Room M of the North [Palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) at [Nineveh](https://www.worldhistory.org/nineveh/), Northern [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. (2018, March 22). Assyrian Soldiers with Nubian Prisoners. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8415/assyrian-soldiers-with-nubian-prisoners/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Assyrian Soldiers with Nubian Prisoners." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 22, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8415/assyrian-soldiers-with-nubian-prisoners/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Assyrian Soldiers with Nubian Prisoners." *World History Encyclopedia*, 22 Mar 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8415/assyrian-soldiers-with-nubian-prisoners/>.

## License & Copyright

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