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 ...

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.

In the center of the relief stands Ashurbanipal, the last king of the Assyrian Empire, who ruled from 669 to 631 B.C. He is flanked by the ancient Mesopotamian gods Ashur and Ishtar, ...

Stone engravings of deities from the Assyrian Empire have been rare. ... Since 2022, excavations have been underway at a core sector of the North Palace built by King Ashurbanipal.

The giant slab, measuring about 5.5m (16ft) long and 3m (10ft) wide, was discovered in the throne room of the North Palace of King Ashurbanipal in the ancient city of Nineveh, located near Mosul.

2,800-year-old royal tomb discovered near King Midas' home in Turkey In the center of the relief stands Ashurbanipal, the last king of the Assyrian Empire, who ruled from 669 to 631 B.C.

Done in a flat “relief” style, the carvings depict King Ashurbanipal with several “important” Assyrian deities, the university said. The king is in the center “flanked by two supreme ...

Shown in the center of the recently discovered relief is King Ashurbanipal, the last great ruler of the Assyrian empire. He is flanked by two supreme deities: the gods Ashur and Ishtar, patron ...

A team of archaeologists began working at the ancient palace of King Ashurbanipal, “the last great ruler of the Assyrian empire,” in Nineveh in 2022, Heidelberg University said in a May 13 ...

A team of archaeologists began working at the ancient palace of King Ashurbanipal, “the last great ruler of the Assyrian empire,” in Nineveh in 2022, Heidelberg University said in a May 13 ...

Done in a flat “relief” style, the carvings depict King Ashurbanipal with several “important” Assyrian deities, the university said. The king is in the center “flanked by two supreme ...