Burnt Palace

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Burnt Palace is an ancient Assyrian royal residence and archaeological site at Nimrud, notable for its richly decorated remains and evidence of destruction by fire.

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Label Occurrences
Burnt Palace canonical 2

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Assyrian royal palace ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
associatedWithSite Fort Shalmaneser ⓘ
Northwest Palace of Ashurnasirpal II ⓘ
belongsTo Assyrian royal building tradition ⓘ
chronologicalContext first millennium BCE ⓘ
civilization Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
culture Assyrian ⓘ
decorativeMaterial alabaster ⓘ
gypsum ⓘ
ivory ⓘ
metal fittings ⓘ
excavationType archaeological excavation ⓘ
function ceremonial complex ⓘ
seat of royal authority ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalEvidence burnt archives ⓘ
collapsed roofs ⓘ
destroyed storage rooms ⓘ
fire-reddened bricks ⓘ
hasEvidenceOf destruction by fire ⓘ
hasFeature ash deposits ⓘ
burnt debris layers ⓘ
charred timbers ⓘ
destroyed furnishings ⓘ
inscribed objects ⓘ
orthostat stone slabs ⓘ
relief-decorated walls ⓘ
richly decorated rooms ⓘ
heritageType ancient Near Eastern palace ⓘ
locatedIn Nimrud ⓘ
locatedInCountry Iraq ⓘ
locatedInRegion Nineveh Governorate ⓘ
locatedNear Tigris River ⓘ
linked to: Tigris
material mudbrick ⓘ
stone ⓘ
wood ⓘ
notableFor Assyrian architectural decoration ⓘ
evidence of violent destruction ⓘ
well-preserved burnt layers ⓘ
partOf Nimrud archaeological complex ⓘ
linked to: Nimrud

ancient city of Kalhu ⓘ
period Iron Age ⓘ
siteType elite residence ⓘ
palatial complex ⓘ
timeOfUse Neo-Assyrian period ⓘ
linked to: Neo-Assyrian Empire
usedAs administrative center ⓘ
royal residence ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nimrud → containsStructure → Burnt Palace ⓘ