The Assyrian empire, which stretched across swathes ... In their short form, they consist of a lion, a fig tree, and a plough ...

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 ...

In this case, starting with the lion, which in Assyrian is nēšu, just the ‘s’ is used. This is followed by the eagle, or arû, creating the ‘ar’ sound. The bird could have also been a ...

Assyrian scribes are often depicted in pairs. One writing in Akkadian on a cuneiform tablet, the other writing in Aramaic on a parchment or papyrus sheet. Among several bronze lion-weights found at ...

The lion's head on the handle is made from mother ... The handle, formed by a winged monster, is based on an ancient Assyrian dagger given by Burges to the British Museum Comments are closed ...