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In Iraq, a relief was found along the image of the last king of Assyria

Photo: Aaron Schmitt

Conjunction is not only a unique example of Assyria art, but also illuminates religious representations and the ideology of power during the late Assyrian Empire.

Archaeologists from the University of Heidelberg have made an extraordinary discovery in the ancient city of Nineveh, not far from the modern Mosul in Iraq. During the excavation of King Ashurbanipal’s northern palace, researchers found a huge stone relief – an image of sculptural on a plane with the image of the Lord surrounded by two major Assyrian gods and other figures dated in the VII century BC

In relief, the central place was occupied by King Ashurbanipal – the last great leader of the Assyria Empire. On both sides of it, the main gods of the Pantheon are described: Ashur, the Supreme Asian god, and the Ishtar, the goddess Ninevia.

The relief measures 5.5 meters long and 3 meters high, weight – about 12 tons. He was found in the palace throne room – in a niche located opposite the main entrance. According to Professor Aaron Schmitt from the Institute of Prehistoric, Protoic and Ancient Eastern Archeology, this discovery is unique – there is still no Assyrian relief, which describes the major gods.

In the XIX century, the British archaeologists have studied this, but the relief found today remained unchanged, because, as modern scientists suggest, it has submerged into a hole full of ground, created during Hellenism – in III – II century BC.

In collaboration with the Iraqi Council for Antiquities, it was planned to restore relief and return it to a historical place in the northern palace, with anticipation of an additional museum exposition for the public.

The publication of a scientific review of this relief is expected in the coming months.

We will remind you, earlier that it was reported in the Turkish “city of gladiators” a 2000-year-old sarcophagus was discovered.

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