Author: Joan Oates
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Nimrud (ancient Kalhu) in northern Iraq, was the capital of the Assyrian Empire during most of the 9th and 8th centuries BC, and remained a major centre until the destruction of the Empire in 612 BC. This authoritative account, written by two of the excavators of the site, traces its history and its gradual revelation through archaeological excavation, begun by Layard in the 19th century and continuing to the present day. The volume is abundantly illustrated and includes finds that have not previously been published, together with illustrations and the most complete account in English so far of the remarkable discoveries made in recent years by Iraqi archaeologists in the tombs of the Assyrian Queens. Contents: Introduction; Chapter 1: The Land of Assyria - Setting the Scene; Chapter 2: Major Palaces on the Citadel; Chapter 3: Tombs, Wells and Riches; Chapter 4: Temples, Minor Palaces and Private Houses; Chapter 4: Fort Shalmaneser: the ekal masarti; Chapter 6: The Written Evidence; Chapter 7: Types of Object and Materials from Nimrud; Chapter 8: Post-Assyrian Nimrud; Epilogue.
Nimrud
Author: Joan Oates
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Nimrud (ancient Kalhu) in northern Iraq, was the capital of the Assyrian Empire during most of the 9th and 8th centuries BC, and remained a major centre until the destruction of the Empire in 612 BC. This authoritative account, written by two of the excavators of the site, traces its history and its gradual revelation through archaeological excavation, begun by Layard in the 19th century and continuing to the present day. The volume is abundantly illustrated and includes finds that have not previously been published, together with illustrations and the most complete account in English so far of the remarkable discoveries made in recent years by Iraqi archaeologists in the tombs of the Assyrian Queens. Contents: Introduction; Chapter 1: The Land of Assyria - Setting the Scene; Chapter 2: Major Palaces on the Citadel; Chapter 3: Tombs, Wells and Riches; Chapter 4: Temples, Minor Palaces and Private Houses; Chapter 4: Fort Shalmaneser: the ekal masarti; Chapter 6: The Written Evidence; Chapter 7: Types of Object and Materials from Nimrud; Chapter 8: Post-Assyrian Nimrud; Epilogue.
Publisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Nimrud (ancient Kalhu) in northern Iraq, was the capital of the Assyrian Empire during most of the 9th and 8th centuries BC, and remained a major centre until the destruction of the Empire in 612 BC. This authoritative account, written by two of the excavators of the site, traces its history and its gradual revelation through archaeological excavation, begun by Layard in the 19th century and continuing to the present day. The volume is abundantly illustrated and includes finds that have not previously been published, together with illustrations and the most complete account in English so far of the remarkable discoveries made in recent years by Iraqi archaeologists in the tombs of the Assyrian Queens. Contents: Introduction; Chapter 1: The Land of Assyria - Setting the Scene; Chapter 2: Major Palaces on the Citadel; Chapter 3: Tombs, Wells and Riches; Chapter 4: Temples, Minor Palaces and Private Houses; Chapter 4: Fort Shalmaneser: the ekal masarti; Chapter 6: The Written Evidence; Chapter 7: Types of Object and Materials from Nimrud; Chapter 8: Post-Assyrian Nimrud; Epilogue.
Michael Rakowitz:
Author: Michael Rakowitz
Publisher: Delmonico Books
ISBN: 9781636810256
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Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
On a sculptural recreation of a room from an ancient Iraqi palace, in the wake of lootings by Western archaeologists and ISIS Using Arab-language newspapers and wrappers from food products imported from the Middle East, Iraqi American artist Michael Rakowitz (born 1973) has recreated to scale Room H from the Northwest Palace of the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud (Kalhu). Part of a reception suite, Room H was originally lined with seven-foot-tall carved stone reliefs, including an inscription detailing Ashurnasirpal II's achievements and winged male figures, many of which have been removed by Western archaeologists over the last 150 years. Here, Rakowitz has "reappeared" only those panels that were in situ in Room H when the remains of the palace were destroyed by the jihadist group the Islamic State (ISIS) in 2015. Areas from which the reliefs had already been removed by 19th-century archaeologists are left blank, resulting in what Rakowitz calls "a palimpsest of different moments of removal."
Publisher: Delmonico Books
ISBN: 9781636810256
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
On a sculptural recreation of a room from an ancient Iraqi palace, in the wake of lootings by Western archaeologists and ISIS Using Arab-language newspapers and wrappers from food products imported from the Middle East, Iraqi American artist Michael Rakowitz (born 1973) has recreated to scale Room H from the Northwest Palace of the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud (Kalhu). Part of a reception suite, Room H was originally lined with seven-foot-tall carved stone reliefs, including an inscription detailing Ashurnasirpal II's achievements and winged male figures, many of which have been removed by Western archaeologists over the last 150 years. Here, Rakowitz has "reappeared" only those panels that were in situ in Room H when the remains of the palace were destroyed by the jihadist group the Islamic State (ISIS) in 2015. Areas from which the reliefs had already been removed by 19th-century archaeologists are left blank, resulting in what Rakowitz calls "a palimpsest of different moments of removal."
The Nimrud Ivories
Author: Max Edgar Lucien Mallowan
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 78
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 78
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The Five Great Monarchies of the Ancient Eastern World : Or, the History, Geography, and Antiquities of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, and Persia
Author: George Rawlinson
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Languages : en
Pages : 644
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Languages : en
Pages : 644
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The Seven Great Monarchies of the Ancient Eastern World
Author: George Rawlinson
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Category : Assyria
Languages : en
Pages : 786
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Category : Assyria
Languages : en
Pages : 786
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The Five Great Monarchies of the Ancient Eastern World ...
Author: George Rawlinson (Professor of Ancient History in the University of Oxford.)
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Languages : en
Pages : 620
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 620
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The Five Great Monarchies of the Ancient Eastern World
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Category : Assyria
Languages : en
Pages : 626
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Category : Assyria
Languages : en
Pages : 626
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The Five Great Monarchies of the Ancient Eastern World
Author: George Rawlinson
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Category : Assyria
Languages : en
Pages : 532
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Category : Assyria
Languages : en
Pages : 532
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The Five Great Monarchies of the Ancient Eastern World Or The History, Geography and Antiquities of Chaldæa, Assyria, Babylon, Media and Persia Collected and Illustrated from Ancient and Modern Sources by George Rawlinson, M. A
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Languages : en
Pages : 620
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Languages : en
Pages : 620
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The Five Great Monarchies of the Ancient Eastern Worlds
Author: George Rawlinson
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Category : Assyria
Languages : en
Pages : 622
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Publisher:
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Category : Assyria
Languages : en
Pages : 622
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