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World History Encyclopedia @whencyclopedia@mstdn.social

· 2mo ago

The Nimrud Ivories are a vast collection of figures, panels, and plaques, carved from ivory, dated to the 9th to 7th centuries BCE, discovered in the ruins of the ancient city of Nimrud. #History #PhoenicianArt #Nineveh #Kalhu #Dur-Sharrukin #Assyria #AshurnasirpalII #Ashur #Ivory #Nimrud #NimrudIvories #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/2-784-en/

The Nimrud Ivories: Their Discovery & History

World History Encyclopedia

The Nimrud Ivories: Their Discovery & History

The Nimrud Ivories are a vast collection of figures, panels, and plaques, carved from ivory, dated to the 9th to 7th centuries BCE, discovered in the ruins of the ancient city of Nimrud. Today, they...

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World History Encyclopedia @whencyclopedia@mstdn.social

· 3mo ago

Assur (also Ashur, Anshar) is the god of the ancient Assyrians who was elevated from a local deity of the city of Ashur to the supreme god of the Assyrian pantheon. #History #Neo-AssyrianEmpire #Marduk #Assyria #Assur #Ashurbanipal #Ashur #ArslanTashAmulet #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/1-269-en/

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