Archaeologists uncover monumental relief of King Ashurbanipal in ancient city of Nineveh

'Quite enigmatic': Rare stone carving of Assyrian king surrounded by gods discovered in Iraq

A massive stone carving featuring an Assyrian ruler and several deities has been found in Iraq.

Relief of King Ashurbanipal With Assyrian Gods Unearthed in Ancient Nineveh

Portion of the “Garden Party” relief, depicting Ashurbanipal (right) and his queen Libbali-sharrat (left). Credit: Mary Harrsch / CC BY-SA 4.0 Archaeologists have uncovered a large stone relief depicting King Ashurbanipal, the last powerful ruler of the Assyrian Empire, at the ruins of ancient Nineveh on the eastern bank of the Tigris River in northern Iraq. The discovery was made by a team from the University of Heidelberg, which has been excav…

Spectacular find in the ancient city of Nineveh

A team from Heidelberg University excavating in Iraq made a spectacular find: In the throne room of the North Palace of King Ashurbanipal in the ancient city of Nineveh, the archeologists discovered large portions of a monumental relief that depicts the ruler of the Assyrian empire from the seventh century BC along with two important deities and other figures. The relief was carved on a massive stone slab 5.5 meters long and three meters high an…

Archaeologists uncover monumental relief of King Ashurbanipal in ancient city of Nineveh

A team from Heidelberg University excavating in Iraq made a spectacular find: In the throne room of the North Palace of King Ashurbanipal in the ancient city of Nineveh, the archaeologists discovered large portions of a monumental relief that depicts the ruler of the Assyrian empire from the seventh century BC along with two important deities and other figures.

Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Nineveh in Iraq discovered a rare sculpture in stone

Extraordinary Find: Monumental Relief Of King Ashurbanipal And Deities Unearthed In Ancient City Of Nineveh - Ancient Pages

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists working in Iraq have made a remarkable discovery in the throne room of King Ashurbanipal's North Palace in the ancient city of Nineveh. They uncovered significant portions of a monumental relief depicting the seventh-century BC Assyrian ruler alongside two major deities and other figures. Fragment of the discovered relief. Credit: […]