Lion-Hunt Scene from Khorsabad

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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This survived alabaster bas-relief was found in Khorsabad (ancient Dar-Sharrukin, Mesopotamia, Iraq). An Assyrian king, probably Sargon II (r. 722-705 BCE), shoots an arrow and a lion (hit by another arrow) appears. Late 8th century BCE. On display at the Iraq Museum in Baghdad, Republic of Iraq.

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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Amin, O. S. M. (2019, May 23). Lion-Hunt Scene from Khorsabad. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10753/lion-hunt-scene-from-khorsabad/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Lion-Hunt Scene from Khorsabad." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified May 23, 2019. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10753/lion-hunt-scene-from-khorsabad/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Lion-Hunt Scene from Khorsabad." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 23 May 2019. Web. 22 Feb 2025.

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