The incredible find, a lamassu-a mythical creature with the body of a bull, wings of a bird, and a human head-represents a powerful deity that once stood guard over the city of Dur-Sharrukin.

Credit: Iraqi antiquity The recent discovery of a Lamassu deity dating back to almost 3000 BCE has a curious history according to a Sydney-based academic. June Ishtar Jako has a master's degree in ...

Nineb Lamassu is a poet, researcher, activist and Assyrian linguist. He has written many poems and published his work in the Assyrian and English languages. On his visit to Australia to catch up ...

The exhibit brings five interactive and sculptural pieces, including "Domestic Tension," to the city where Bilal's career ...

Arturo R. Ortiz Lamassu Falling Experience the captivating story of“Lamassu Falling” as the official <a target=_blank href=https: ...

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