Image: Wall relief depicting the God Ashur (Assur) from Nimrud.
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Description: A close-up view of a wall relief depicting the God Ashur (Assur) inside a winged- disc. The hands of Ashurnasirpal II partially appear (who makes a gesture of worship to the God Ashur). From the North-West Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud (Biblical Calah; ancient Kalhu), modern day Ninawa Governorate, Iraq (Mesopotamia). Neo-Assyrian period, 865-850 BCE. The British Museum, London.
Title: Wall relief depicting the God Ashur (Assur) from Nimrud.
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Author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg)
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