Children stand on the surrounding wall at Tabira Gate, the entrance to Assur, first capital of the Assyrian empire in present day Shirqat, Iraq. (Emily Garthwaite) On the west bank of the Tigris, less ...
This statue depicts the Assyrian King Ashurbanipal carrying a basket of earth on his head. The relief and text depict the king as a builder, helping to rebuild Esagila, the temple of Marduk at Babylon ...
Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction -- 2. The Land of Assur in the Late Bronze Age -- 3. Writing in Assyria: The Scribes and Their Output -- 4. Archives at Assur -- 4.1. The Offerings ...
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