Assyrian Soldiers Engaging with Nubian Soldiers at Memphis

Illustration

Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
by
published on
Subscribe to author
Assyrian Soldiers Engaging with Nubian Soldiers at Memphis Download Full Size Image

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 left, long ladders lean against the fortress. Assyrian archers, spearmen, and soldiers (holding their shields) ascende and engage with the Nubian soldiers at the fortress's towers, who desperately try to defend their location. Some Nubian soldiers fall from the towers; a shield, a bow, and three arrows accompany one of the fallen soldiers. A large shield protects the Assyrian soldiers at the foot of one of the ladders. On the right, an Assyrian soldier sets fire to the gate while part of a scene showing Assyrian soldiers holding decapitated heads of defeated Nubian soldiers is shown below him.

The British Museum, London.

Remove Ads
Advertisement
Subscribe to this author

About the Author

Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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.

Cite This Work

APA Style

Amin, O. S. M. (2018, March 22). Assyrian Soldiers Engaging with Nubian Soldiers at Memphis. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8418/assyrian-soldiers-engaging-with-nubian-soldiers-at/

Chicago Style

Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Assyrian Soldiers Engaging with Nubian Soldiers at Memphis." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified March 22, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8418/assyrian-soldiers-engaging-with-nubian-soldiers-at/.

MLA Style

Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Assyrian Soldiers Engaging with Nubian Soldiers at Memphis." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 22 Mar 2018, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8418/assyrian-soldiers-engaging-with-nubian-soldiers-at/. Web. 07 Jul 2025.

Membership