Detail of a large gypsum wall panel showing the Assyrian army attacking the Egyptian city of Memphis and commemorating the final victory of the Assyrian king Ashurbanipal II over the Egyptian king Taharqa in 667 BCE. Panel 17, Room M of the North Palace at Nineveh, Northern Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq.
On the right, an Assyrian soldier holds a large shield protecting archers aiming at the fortress. Part of a similar group appears above. On the left, an Assyrian soldier sets fire to the gate. A long ladder leans on the fortress, on which Assyrian spearmen and archers ascend. A Nubian soldier falls from a tower.
The British Museum, London.
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Amin, O. S. M. (2018, March 22). Assyrian Archers Attacking an Egyptian Fortress at Memphis. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8417/assyrian-archers-attacking-an-egyptian-fortress-at/
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