Extraordinary Find: Monumental Relief Of King Ashurbanipal And Deities Unearthed In Ancient City Of Nineveh
Fragment of the discovered relief. Credit: Aaron Schmitt
Archaeologists working in Iraq have made a remarkable discovery in the throne room of King Ashurbanipal’s North Palace in the ancient city of Nineveh. They uncovered significant portions of a monumental relief depicting the seventh-century BC Assyrian ruler alongside two major deities and other figures.
A team from Heidelberg University in Germany achieved this finding. The relief, carved on an enormous stone slab measuring 5.5 meters long and three meters high, weighs approximately 12 tons. According to Prof. Dr Aaron Schmitt, head of the excavations, its significance lies not only in its size but also in its unique depiction of major deities, which is unprecedented among known Assyrian palace reliefs.
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