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Ashurnasirpal II (r. 883–859 B.C.) established Nimrud (ancient Kalhu) as his capital and undertook impressive building works, including the Northwest Palace. During Ashurnasirpal’s rule, Assyria recovered much of the territory that it had lost around 1100 B.C. at the end of the Middle Assyrian period.
The Balawat Gates are three sets of decorated bronze bands that had adorned the main doors of several buildings at Balawat (ancient Imgur-Enlil), dating to the reigns of Ashurnasirpal II (r. 883–859 BC) and Shalmaneser III (r. 859–824 BC). Their extensive use of narrative art depicting the exploits of Assyrian kings has cemented their ...
Aug 2, 2023 · 4. Ashurnasirpal II (r. 883–859 B.C.E.) is thought of as the founder of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. Ashurnasirpal II established the city of Kalhu (biblical Calah, modern Nimrud) as the capital of his kingdom, lavishly outfitting it with a walled citadel, palace, temples, and gardens paid for through taxes, trade, and tribute from vassal nations.
Sep 12, 2017 · Illustration. Alabaster bas-relief showing Ashurnasirpal II greeted by his commander-in-chief, awaiting to review prisoners of war and receiving booty after a successful military campaign capturing a city. Neo-Assyrian Period, 865-860 BCE. Detail of Panel 17 (bottom), Room B, the North- Palace Palace, Nimrud, modern-day Iraq.
Mar 15, 2016 · The first documented scene of lion-hunting dates back to 3000 BCE; it was about a ruler who was hunting lions. The North-West Palace of the Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud (883-859 BCE) housed few lion-hunting scenes, indicating that this act had been present for ages. The hunting environment, Room C:
Sep 1, 2017 · The panel depicts the Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II as a bearded high priest holding a cup as part of a ritual scene. He faces a court official or attendant. Some of his military campaigns are mentioned in the "Standard Inscription", which runs horizontally across the middle part of the panel. Neo-Assyrian Period, 9th century BCE.
AN ASSYRIAN GYPSUM RELIEF OF A WINGED GENIUS REIGN OF ASHURNASIRPAL II, CIRCA 883-859 B.C. Depicting a bearded winged deity (Apkallu) in profile to the right, wearing a triple-horned cap and a fringed cloak over a fringed and tasseled tunic and sandals, together with a pendant earring, a necklace, an armlet on his right bicep with ram-head terminals, a rosette bracelet on his right wrist, a ...
