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Assyrian wall relief
British Museum London
Assyrian wall relief
645â635 BC, Reign of Ashurbanipal
From the North Palace, Nineveh, northern Iraq
This panel shows the Assyrian army attacking the Egyptian city of Memphis and commemorates the final victory of King Ashurbanipal over King Taharka in 667 BC. The gypsum panel was originally painted for the interior walls of King Ashurbanipal's palace at Nineveh. At the top,
Assyrians storm the fortress, trying to set fire to the gate and undermine the walls. Nubian soldiers, recognisable by the Single upright feathers on their heads, are being marched off as prisoners. Egyptian civilian prisoners are shown as a group with two children on a donkey. Below
is the River Nile With fish and crabs.
Assyrian wall relief
British Museum London
Assyrian wall relief
645â635 BC, Reign of Ashurbanipal
From the North Palace, Nineveh, northern Iraq
This panel shows the Assyrian army attacking the Egyptian city of Memphis and commemorates the final victory of King Ashurbanipal over King Taharka in 667 BC. The gypsum panel was originally painted for the interior walls of King Ashurbanipal's palace at Nineveh. At the top,
Assyrians storm the fortress, trying to set fire to the gate and undermine the walls. Nubian soldiers, recognisable by the Single upright feathers on their heads, are being marched off as prisoners. Egyptian civilian prisoners are shown as a group with two children on a donkey. Below
is the River Nile With fish and crabs.