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Sep 1, 2017 · Download Full Size Image. This gypsum wall relief depicts a classical Assyrian lion-hunting scene. The striking feature is that the king wears a diadem with a rosette on it, instead of the typical conical head-cap of the Assyrian kings. Neo-Assyrian Period, 9th century BCE. From the North-West Palace at Nimrud, Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq.
The Throne-Base Inscriptions of Ashurnasirpal II and Shalmaneser III 79 equation of Lu~utu with the Lu‘aš mentioned in the Zakkur Stele,32 Ashurnasirpal campaigned to the very border of Hamath, but either did not enter this kingdom, or else omitted reference to any contact with it.
WALL RELIEFS OF ASHURNASIRPAL II FROM THE SOUTHWEST PALACE, NIMRUD Pauline Albenda∗ In November 1845 Austen Henry Layard began his explorations on the high mound at Nimrud1. In the weeks that followed, Layard exposed a Neo-Assyrian palace in the northwest, central, and southwest areas of the mound, each structure of which contained carved ...
Jun 23, 2014 · published on 23 June 2014. Download Full Size Image. In this wall relief, the Assyrian King Ashurnasirpal II stands in a royal chariot and hunts lions. Neo-Assyrian era, 865-860 BCE. From Room B (the throne room), North-West palace at Nimrud (ancient Kalhu; Biblical Calah ), northern Mesopotamia, Iraq. (The British Museum, London).
Description Gypsum wall panel relief: showing Ashurnasirpal II hunting lions. Two attendants, wearing conical helmets, and armed with bows and shields, stand ready is dispatch with their daggers the lion which is attacking the king at the back of his chariot.
Gypsum wall panel depicting a lion hunt in relief: the archer shooting a bow wears a diadem with two bands hanging down behind. This kind of diadem encircled the royal hat, but the later king Ashurnasirpal II is sometimes shown wearing it on its own; otherwise it is worn by the crown prince, so this figure may be Ashurnasirpal II or his son and heir, Shalmaneser III. The borders of the royal ...
Ashurnasirpal II (giữa) úy lạo quan tướng sau khi thắng trận. Assur-Nasir-pal II (phiên âm: Assur-Nasir-apli, nghĩa là "Assur là người giám hộ của người thừa kế" [1]) là vua của Assyria từ năm 883-859 TCN. Assur-Nasir-pal II kế vị cha mình, Tukulti-Ninurta II, năm 884 TCN. Ông nổi tiếng với ...
