Nimrud

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Nimrud is an ancient Assyrian city in modern-day Iraq, renowned for its monumental palaces, reliefs, and sculptures that were central to the Neo-Assyrian Empire.

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Nimrud canonical 12
modern Khorsabad 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Assyrian city
ancient city
archaeological site
alsoKnownAs Calah
Kalah
Kalhu
Kalkhu
artifactsHeldAt British Museum
Iraq Museum
Louvre Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art
associatedWithRuler Ashurnasirpal II
Sargon II
Shalmaneser III
Tiglath-Pileser III
becameCapitalOf Neo-Assyrian Empire
capitalUnder Ashurnasirpal II
containsStructure Burnt Palace
Central Palace
Northwest Palace of Ashurnasirpal II
Temple of Ninurta
ziggurat
country Iraq
culture Assyrian
linked to: Assyrians
destroyedBy Assyrian conquest of 7th century BCE
ISIS
excavatedBy Austen Henry Layard
Hormuzd Rassam
Max Mallowan
excavationsBeganIn 1845
floruit 9th century BCE
foundedBy Shalmaneser I
foundedInCentury 13th century BCE
hasTypeSiteFor Neo-Assyrian palace reliefs
heritageStatus major Mesopotamian archaeological heritage site
knownFor colossal sculptures
cuneiform inscriptions
ivory carvings
lamassu statues
linked to: Lamassu sculptures

monumental palaces
stone reliefs
languageOfInscriptions Akkadian
locatedIn Nineveh Governorate
locatedInRegion Mesopotamia
Upper Mesopotamia
locatedNear Tigris River
linked to: Tigris
locatedSoutheastOf Mosul
partOf Neo-Assyrian Empire
period Neo-Assyrian period
linked to: Neo-Assyrian Empire
sufferedDestructionIn 2015
writingSystem cuneiform

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