After the traumatic events at the end of the reign of Sargon II the warrior-image of the Assyrian king changed again from individual heroism to a more sublime form, in which the simple royal presence ...

The king's role in expanding, defending, and marking the borders of the Empire has been ... The workshop has enlisted renowned and esteemed international scholars from the field of Neo-Assyrian ...

The Tomb was located in the North-West Palace of the Ancient city of Kalkhu (modern city of Nimrud). The city of Kalkhu was a capital of the Assyrian Empire for over 150 years until King Sargon moved ...

Above the blue star is the image of the Assyrian god Assur, who is guarding the country the flag and the nation it represents. On top of the flagstaff is the standard of King Sargon I, who established ...

The Destruction of Sennacherib is a short narrative poem retelling a Biblical story from the Old Testament (2 Kings, chapter 19) in which God destroys King Sennacherib’s Assyrian army as they ...

Theme Death: war always brings death and destruction. The planned Assyrian attack is halted by the death of the soldiers and their horses. Evidence ‘And the widows of Ashur are loud in their wail.