Hamanu campaign on Ashurbanipal's wall relief (Illustration)

Illustration

by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
published on 28 August 2014

Hamanu campaign on Ashurbanipal's wall relief — This small alabaster wall relief was part of a larger relief that represents the military campaign of the Assyrian king Ashurbanibal against the Elamite city of Hamanu. There is an Assyrian chariot with charioteer and archer, protected from enemy attacks by shield bearers. Neo-Assyrian period, 650 BCE. From Nineveh (modern Mosul, Ninawa Governorate), northern Mesopotamia, Iraq. (The Pergamon Museum, Berlin).

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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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Amin, O. S. M. (2014, August 28). Hamanu campaign on Ashurbanipal's wall relief. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/2980/

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Amin, Osama S. M. "Hamanu campaign on Ashurbanipal's wall relief." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 28 Aug 2014. Web. 19 Oct 2019.