Assyrian Army Besieges a City

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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Alabaster bas-relief depicting an attack on a city by the Assyrian army. Detail of Panel 5 (bottom), Room B, the North-Palace Palace, Nimrud, modern-day Iraq, Neo-Assyrian Empire, 865-860 BCE.

The British Museum, London.

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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. (2017, September 13). Assyrian Army Besieges a City. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7268/assyrian-army-besieges-a-city/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Assyrian Army Besieges a City." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 13 Sep 2017. Web. 21 Feb 2025.

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