Archaeologists have unearthed a peculiar ancient stone slab in Iraq depicting an Assyrian emperor from the seventh century BC surrounded by deities worshipped in the Mesopotamian civilisation. The ...

With hooved feet and a winged body, the "massive 2,700-year-old" statue was said to depict an "Assyrian Deity that was excavated in Iraq" in 2023.

The Gate of Nimrud (Metropolitan Museum). Lamassu are human-headed, eagle-winged, bulls or lions that once protected cities in Mesopotamia. They were believed to be very powerful creatures, and served ...

This article is an excerpt from a book titled The Assyrian Flag. It is in the form of an extensive interview that Mr. Homer Abramian, the chief editor of Kirkha (an Assyrian periodical published in ...

In the center of the relief stands Ashurbanipal, the last king of the Assyrian Empire, who ruled from 669 to 631 B.C. He is flanked by the ancient Mesopotamian gods Ashur and Ishtar, and they are ...

The inclusion of these gods was a surprise, the team noted. "Among the many relief images of Assyrian palaces we know of, there are no depictions of major deities," Schmitt said in a statement.

Heildelberg excavation work in anciente Nineveh. Credit: Aaron Schmitt / Universität Heidelberg At the center of the relief now discovered by the University of Heidelberg is the figure of King ...

Researchers in Jerusalem have uncovered an ancient military base that may provide clues of a battle ground for God's army against Assyrian soldiers who came to conquer the Holy Land around 2,700 ...

Howard Hollis, An Assyrian Relief of a Winged Deity, The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art, Vol. 30, No. 7 (Sep., 1943), pp. 108-111, 113 ...

With hooved feet and a winged body, the "massive 2,700-year-old" statue was said to depict an "Assyrian Deity that was excavated in Iraq" in 2023. The photo was shared across social media ...