Date:
911 BC - 609 BC
Type:
Dynasty
Note:
Monarchy
Capital:
Assur
Language:
Akkadian / Aramaic
Script:
Sumerian-Akkadian Cuneiform / Aramaic Alphabet
Religion:
Ahurism (Henotheist)
Agriculture:
Industry:
Iron Age
Reference:
Notes:
Great Library of Ashurbanipal - copies of Epic of Gilgamesh made from Sumerian versions
With cuneiform script. Found at KidmuriCategory: Tool
Attribution: British Museum
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0[🡭]
Image note: Background croppedCollection: The British Museum
Ivory head of a woman: with long hair and wearing a necklace with four rows of beads. She wears a headband or diadem, knotted at the back, consisting of alternating flowers and discs linked together. (BM) NimrudCategory: SculptureMaterial: IvoryDimensions: H 4.4cm W 3.1cm D 3.6cm
Attribution: British Museum
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0[🡭]
Image note: Background croppedReference: 118234Collection: The British Museum
From Library of Ashurbanipal. Sargon II. Akkadian cuneiform acript. Found: KhorsabadCategory: WritingMaterial: Clay
Attribution: British Museum
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0[🡭]
Image note: Background croppedReference: 22505Collection: The British Museum
Lamassu. Relief from the m wall, k door, of king Sargon IIs palace at Dur Sharrukin in Assyria (now Khorsabad in Iraq)(wikipedia)Category: SculptureYear: -716
Attribution:
Licence: [🡭]
Image note: Background croppedCollection: The Louvre
The king carrying a basket on his headLocation: BabylonCategory: SculptureYear: -660
Attribution: British Museum
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0[🡭]
Image note: Background croppedCollection: The British Museum