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This wall panel was part of a large alabaster wall relief. The Assyrian king in a chariot (who is noy shown) watches as prisoners are brought in, and heads and booty are piled-up in a palm grove. In Assyrian literature, beheaded bodies refer to the leaders of the enemy (king, prince, commander-in-chief, leader of insurgency), while solders and people would be considered as prisoners of war. Neo-Assyrian period, 640-620 BCE, Mesopotamia, Iraq. From Nineveh, south-west palace, court XIX, panels 10-12. (The British Museum, London).
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Amin, O. S. M. (2014, September 18). Assyrian Military Campaign in Southern Iraq. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/3041/
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Amin, Osama S. M. "Assyrian Military Campaign in Southern Iraq." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Last modified September 18, 2014. https://www.ancient.eu/image/3041/.
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