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Conquest of Lachish Depicted on Relief of Sennacherib
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This relief, from Sennacherib’s palace in Nineveh, shows Sennacherib’s army attacking Lachish (an event alluded to in 2 Kings 18:14 and 17). Sennacherib is sitting on his throne outside the city…

Places:

Nineveh, Assyria (Mosul, Iraq)

Date:

700–681 BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology, War, Monarchy, Violence, Exile

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Sculpture, Monuments, Gravestones & Tombs
Relief of rows of archers and soldiers with shields and spears.
Cult statues in Assyrian relief
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Cult statues in Assyrian relief from the Palace of Tiglath-pileser III (reigned 745–727 BCE) in Kalhu/Calah (today’s Nimrud, Iraq). Although no Mesopotamian cult statues have been found, reliefs such…

Places:

Callah, Assyria (Mosul, Iraq)

Date:

Iron Age, 8th Century BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology, War, Gentiles

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Sculpture
Drawing of helmeted figures carrying statues.
Assyrian Soldier Slaying a Captive
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Soldier slaying captive, Khorsabad, late eighth century BCE. The captive is probably a Samarian seized during Sargon’s conquest of the city. From a relief in the palace of Sargon at Dur-Sharrukin…

Places:

Dur-Sharrukin, Assyria (Khorsabad, Iraq)

Date:

Late 9th Century BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology, War, Violence, Death, Military

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Sculpture, Monuments, Gravestones & Tombs
Drawing of soldier holding shield and wearing helmet killing naked man with two archers standing to the side.