The Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III
In December 1846, while working with his excavation team at Nimrud(ancient Kalhu or biblical Calah), located in northern Mesopotamia in...
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Ryan Moorhen
Jan 8, 20193 min read
Stela of Shamshi-Adad V
Shamshi-Adad V commissioned a stela that was excavated in Kalhu, which is remarkable for its record of the succession crisis that...
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Ryan Moorhen
Jan 8, 20191 min read
Ashurnasirpal I,, king of Assyria 1050–32 BC,
Ashurnasirpal I, (flourished 11th century BC), king of Assyria 1050–32 BC, when it was at a low ebb in power and prosperity caused by...
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Ryan Moorhen
Jan 5, 20192 min read
Nineveh City of Assyria
The city of Nineveh is first mentioned in Genesis 10. Cush begot Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one on the earth. He was a mighty hunter...
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Ryan Moorhen
Oct 24, 20181 min read
Kudurru Marduk Apla Iinna
A priest in prayer before the symbols for Marduk, chief god of Babylon, and Nabu, god of wisdom and writing. Neo-Babylonian, 7th-6th BCE
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Ryan Moorhen
Oct 24, 20181 min read
Khorsobad Room Louvre Museum
This courtyard houses the impressive remains of the palace inaugurated by King Sargon II in Khorsabad (northern Iraq) in 706 BC. The...
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Ryan Moorhen
Aug 3, 20183 min read
Apkallu aka Winged Genie
Winged genie is the conventional term for a recurring motif in the iconography of Assyrian sculpture. Winged genies are usually bearded...
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Ryan Moorhen
Aug 3, 20181 min read
Shamash Relief with Double Apkallu and Sacred Tree
King Ashurnasirpal appears twice, dressed in ritual robes and holding the mace symbolising authority. In front of him there is a Sacred...
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Ryan Moorhen
Aug 3, 20183 min read
Nabu-apla-iddina - Kudurru Tablet
This stone tablet records the restoration of certain lands by the Babylonian king Nabu-apla-iddina to a priest. On the top of the stone...
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Ryan Moorhen
Aug 3, 20181 min read
Marduk-apla-iddina II - Kudurru Boundary Stone
Merodach-Baladan, King of Babylon, enfeoffs (makes a legal agreement with) a vassal. From the original in the Altes Museum, Berlin...
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Ryan Moorhen
Jul 31, 20182 min read
Clay Prism of Senanacherib - Oriental Institute
On the six inscribed sides of this clay prism, King Sennacherib recorded eight military campaigns undertaken against various peoples who...
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Ryan Moorhen
Jul 31, 20181 min read
Assyrian Prism of Esarhaddon
The cuneiform inscription on this hexagonal clay prism narrates the military campaigns of the Assyrian king Esarhaddon (reigned 680-669...
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Ryan Moorhen
Jul 31, 20181 min read
Fragment of an Assyrian Prism
Only this fragment of a large Assyrian terracotta prism has survived. From Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. Neo-Assyrian period. 8th and 7th...
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Ryan Moorhen
Jul 31, 20181 min read
Terracotta Foundation Document from Nineveh
This terracotta prism was found in Nineveh. It documents Sennacherib's military campaigns and the rebuilding of the city of Nineveh. The...
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Ryan Moorhen
Jul 31, 20181 min read
The Taylor Prism of King Sennacherib
This prism records the first eight campaigns of the Assyrian King Sennacherib (704-681 BCE). This six-sided baked clay document (or...
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Ryan Moorhen
Jul 31, 20181 min read
The Babylonian Chronicle and Nineveh's Fall
This clay tablet is one of a series that chronicles important events between 747-282 BCE. Here, the text narrates the events between...
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Ryan Moorhen
Jul 31, 20182 min read
The Taylor Prism Versus the Sennacherib Prism
The Taylor PrismOffsite Link, a six-sided baked clay document (or prism) was discovered at the Assyrian capital NinevehOffsite Link, in...
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Ryan Moorhen
Jul 30, 20181 min read
Stone Carved Weight from Assyria
In the New York City Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Assyrian Collection there is an intricately carved stone purse about a foot in width....
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Ryan Moorhen
Jul 30, 20181 min read
Ashurnasirpal II Prays with his Apkallu Friends with the God Shamash
The Assyrian king appears to raise his right hand and point his right index finger in a gesture of worship. He holds a mace, the symbol...
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