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Bookmark or Share- Assyria: Nimrud | British MuseumAssyria: Nimrud. 883–859 BC. Home. Collection. Galleries. Assyria: Nimrud. Share the page. Highlights. Accessibility. The Neo-Assyrian King Ashurnasirpal II (883–859 BC) built his magnificent Northwest Palace at Nimrud. The site of Nimrud is located on the Tigris River in modern-day Iraq.
- Nimrud - The Treasures of the Queens - World ArchaeologyMay 7, 2005. 1 min read. Nimrud is one of the great cities of the Assyrians who dominated Mesopotamia from the 10th century BC down to 612 BC when they were destroyed by the Medes and the Persians. In the Bible they appear as wicked rulers with wonderfully romantic names such as Tiglath-Pileser III.
- Nimrud: Materialities of Assyrian Knowledge Production - The ancient ...Although Nimrud is now a peaceful archaeological site in the countryside, in ancient times Kalhu was a huge and bustling city. It served as the capital of the mighty Assyrian empire for nearly 200 years, from the early 9th to the late 8th century BC, but was also inhabited for many centuries before and after.
- The Nimrud Ivories: Their Discovery & HistoryThe Nimrud ivories have been identified as representing three separate styles: Assyrian, Phoenician, and Syrian. The Assyrian style is mainly characterized by its technique, that is, the images are incised by a sharp instrument on a flat ivory surface.
- Nimrud - WikipediaNimrud (/ n ɪ m ˈ r uː d /; Syriac: ܢܢܡܪܕ Arabic: النمرود) is an ancient Assyrian city (original Assyrian name Kalḫu, biblical name Calah) located in Iraq, 30 kilometres (20 mi) south of the city of Mosul, and 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of the village of Selamiyah (Arabic: السلامية), in the Nineveh Plains in Upper ...
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