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The relief, discovered in the North Palace of King Ashurbanipal, is among the most significant finds in recent years, offering new insights into the religious iconography and political symbolism of ...

American archaeologists working in Iraq have uncovered a massive, extremely rare carving which depicts King Ashurbanipal of Nineveh, former ruler of the Assyrian Empire.

Archaeology & History Monumental Relief of Last Assyrian King Turns Up in Ancient City The discovery was made in a palace built by king Ashurbanipal in the 7th century B.C.E.

Rare stone carving depicting Assyrian king surrounded by gods unearthed Stone engravings of deities from the Assyrian Empire have been rare ...

King Ashurbanipal—remembered both for his assembly of a vast library in Nineveh, but also for his sheer brutality against enemy nations and rebellious citizens alike—is depicted in the center ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a peculiar ancient stone slab in Iraq depicting an Assyrian emperor from the seventh century BC surrounded by deities worshipped in the Mesopotamian civilisation. The ...

Since 2022, excavations have been underway at a core sector of the North Palace built by King Ashurbanipal. The newly uncovered slab was found to contain at its centre Ashurbanipal, the last great ...

In the ruins of the ancient Assyrian metropolis Nineveh, in modern Iraq, researchers have unearthed a rare artifact: a massive stone relief depicting important deities and Ashurbanipal, the last ...