Among the highlights of the fair will be ‘Lamassu Falling: A Novelette of Ancient Assyria in the Days of Jonah’ by Arturo R. Ortiz, a riveting historical novella that delves into the decline ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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