Assyrian Chariots in Phoenicia and the Storming of Khazazu

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 04 March 2019
Assyrian Chariots in Phoenicia and the Storming of Khazazu

The upper register shows Assyrian chariots in Phoenicia while the lower register shows the storming of the city of Khazazu. Shalmaneser III's military campaign in Phoenicia, c. 859 BCE. Detail, bronze band from the Balawat gates. Embossed. Original (not an electrotype copy). From Tell Balawat, in modern-day Nineveh Governorate, Iraq. Reign of Shalmaneser III, 858-854 BCE. (The British Museum, London).
Source of the description of the band: King L. W. (1915) Bronze Reliefs from the Gates of Shalmaneser King of Assyria BC, 860-825. London.

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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APA Style

Amin, O. S. M. (2019, March 04). Assyrian Chariots in Phoenicia and the Storming of Khazazu. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/10146/

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Amin, Osama S. M. "Assyrian Chariots in Phoenicia and the Storming of Khazazu." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Last modified March 04, 2019. https://www.ancient.eu/image/10146/.

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Amin, Osama S. M. "Assyrian Chariots in Phoenicia and the Storming of Khazazu." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 04 Mar 2019. Web. 25 Aug 2019.

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