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	Ancient Near Eastern Art: New Light on an Assyrian Palace \| Explore & Learn \| The Metropolitan Museum of Art
		In these words, the Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II, who ruled from 883 through 859 B.C., describes the founding of his new capital city, Kalhu (modern Nimrud), and the construction of his palace.
		On the raised terrace of the citadel, the Northwest Palace, begun by Ashurnasirpal and completed by his successors, covers an immense area more than 650 feet long and 390 feet wide.
		Ashurnasirpal II built his palace in the northwest section of the citadel of Nimrud.
	www.metmuseum.org /explore/anesite/html/el_ane_new.htm (313 words)

	Archaeological Sites
		It was first designated as the Assyrian capital by Ashurnasirpal II in 879BC and was known as Kalhu (mentioned in Genesis as Calah).
		SARGON II (763 - 705 BC) King of Assyria, was one of the great kings of Assyria during the last century of its history.
		A further great discovery made by Austen Henry Layard at Nimrud, was the Palace of Ashur-nasir-pal II on the citadel of Nimrud (ancient Kalhu) during his sojourn in Mesopotamia between 1847 and 1851.
	www.mnsu.edu /emuseum/archaeology/sites/middle_east/nimrud.html (539 words)

	Gesture and alterity in the art of Ashurnasirpal II of
		Gesture and alterity in the art of Ashurnasirpal II of Assyria.
		The narrative scenes carved in low relief on the massive stone slabs that decorated the palaces of first-millennium B.C.E. Assyrian kings in northern Mesopotamia participated in the construction of an Assyrian cultural ideology that was based in part on a negative view of cultural difference.
		Non-Assyrians were depicted with postures and gestures that carried negative connotations; moreover, these representations positively reinforced Assyrian identity and power structures.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1G1-54073981.html (119 words)

	Ashurnasirpal II - Picture - MSN Encarta
		Ashurnasirpal II Ashurnasirpal II reigned in the 9th century bc and was one of the most influential Assyrian rulers.
		Under his rule the Assyrian borders were extended and the capital was moved from Ashur to the restored city of Calah.
		Many monuments to Ashurnasirpal II have been unearthed, making him one of the best-known rulers of the ancient Middle East.
	ca.encarta.msn.com /media_461516630/Ashurnasirpal_II.html (69 words)

	Ashurnasirpal 2
		Ashurnasirpal means "Ashur is Guardian of the Sun".
		Ashurnasirpal was both a great general and an effective administrator.
		Ashurnasirpal was able to extend his kingdom north to the borders of Urartu (modern eastern Turkey) and to the Mediterranean Sea.
	lexicorient.com /e.o/ashurnasirpal2.htm (277 words)

	Science Fair Projects - Ashurnasirpal II
		Ashurnasirpal II Ashurnasirpal II was king of Assyria from 883 BC-859 BC.
		King Ashurnasirpal II's palace was built and completed in 879 B.C. in Kalhu, which is in modern-day Iraq slightly north of Baghdad.
		The Standard Inscription begins by tracing Ashurnasirpal II's lineage back three generations and recounts his military victories, defines the boundaries of his empire, tells how he founded Kalhu, and built the palace.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Ashurnasirpal_II (391 words)

	British Museum - Ashurnasirpal II, king of Assyria (883-859 BC)
		Ashurnasirpal, whose name (Ashur-nasir-apli) means, 'the god Ashur is the protector of the heir', came to the Assyrian throne in 883 BC.
		Ashurnasirpal mounted at least fourteen military campaigns, many them were to the north and east of Assyria.
		By the time that Ashurnasirpal died, in 859 BC, Assyria had recovered much of the territory that it had lost around 1100 BC as a result of the economic and political problems at the end of the Middle Assyrian period.
	www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk /explore/highlights/article_index/a/ashurnasirpal_ii,_king_of_assy.aspx (205 words)

	Bible History Online - Statue of Ashurnasirpal II (Biblical Archaeology)
		Statue of Ashurnasirpal II This sandstone statue of King Ashurnasirpal II is from the ninth century BC.
		This statue of King Ashurnasirpal II (883-859 BC) was placed in the Temple of Ishtar Sharrat-niphi.
		Ashurnasirpal holds a sickle in his right hand, of a kind which gods are sometimes depicted using to fight monsters.
	www.bible-history.com /archaeology/assyria/statue-of-ashurnasirpal.html (531 words)

	Project i4i: Discover Babylon :: The Entertainment Technology Center
		1300-1000 BC), it was Ashurnasirpal II (883-859 BC) who moved the capital of Assyria from Assur to Kalhu (Calah in the Old Testament).
		Nearly every king after Ashurnasirpal II undertook construction projects at Nimrud, which remained the capital of Assyria for over 150 years until Sargon II (721-705 BC) moved his royal residence to Dur-Sharrukin.
		Ashurnasirpal II built his palace in the Northwest section of the citadel and it covered an immense area more than 650 feet long and 425 feet wide.
	www.etc.cmu.edu /projects/i4i/nimrud.html (279 words)

	Ashurnasirpal II - Picture - MSN Encarta
		Ashurnasirpal II Ashurnasirpal II was one of the most influential Assyrian rulers.
		Under his reign, in the 9th century bc, the Assyrian borders were extended and the capital was moved from Ashur to the restored city of Calah.
		Many monuments to Ashurnasirpal II have been unearthed, so that today he is one of the best-known rulers of the ancient Middle East.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /media_461516630/Ashurnasirpal_II.html (72 words)

	News \| Gainesville.com \| The Gainesville Sun \| Gainesville, Fla. (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Ashur-nasir-pal II was king of Assyria from 884 BC-859 BC.
		Ashur-nasir-pal II's palace was built and completed in 879 BC in Kalhu, which is in modern-day Iraq slightly north of Baghdad.
		The Standard Inscription begins by tracing Ashur-nasir-pal II's lineage back three generations and recounts his military victories, defines the boundaries of his empire, tells how he founded Kalhu, and built the palace.
	www.gainesville.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Ashurnasirpal_II (266 words)

	Ashurnasirpal II - Definition, explanation
		Ashurnasirpal II was king of Assyria from 883 BC-859 BC.
		King Ashurnasirpal II's palace was built and completed in 879 BC in Kalhu, which is in modern-day Iraq slightly north of Baghdad.
		The Standard Inscription begins by tracing Ashurnasirpal II's lineage back three generations and recounts his military victories, defines the boundaries of his empire, tells how he founded Kalhu, and built the palace.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/a/as/ashurnasirpal_ii.php (274 words)

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		In these words, the Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II, who ruled from 883 through 859 B.C., describes the founding of his new capital city, Kalhu (modern...
		Winged human-headed lions and reliefs from the Northwest Palace of King Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud lead to a statue of the king...
		The life and times of Jonah - prophet to the AssyriansInscriptions by King Ashur-nÃ¢sir-pal II (884 â“ 859 BC) I borrowed a book from my university library that has a whole chapter of 61 pages full of translations of the annals of Ashurnasirpal II.
	www.napoli-pizza.net /Ashurnasirpal_II.html (579 words)

	The Assyrian Connections
		According to A. Poebel Assur-nadin-ahe II was a cousin of Assuruballit's father, Eriba-Adad..
		Ashur Uballit II (reigned 611-605), last King of Assyrian Empire, fled to Haran with the support of the Egyptians under Ramses II when Nebuchadnezzar II comes to level Nineveh.
		In the debry at the base of the stele were found finely carved ivories depicting Ashurnasirpal richly clothed and holding in his left hand the vulture bird-headed sickle of the god Ninurta and in his right he balances a cup on his fingertips.
	www.specialtyinterests.net /assyria.html (6249 words)

	ANCIENT NEAR EAST: Assyria
		Pair of Lamassu figures flanking a gateway (restored), from the Palace of Sargon II at Khorsabad (Dur-Sharrukin), ca.
		Lamassu guardian figure [in background left, relief of the Hero Gilgamesh(?)], from the Palace of Sargon II at Khorsabad (Dur-Sharrukin), ca.
		Human-headed Winged Bull guardian figure (Lamassu), from the Northwest Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud (Kalakh), ca.
	arthist.cla.umn.edu /aict/html/ancient/aneastAS.html (187 words)

	Ashurnasirpal II - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Ashurnasirpal II - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Ashurnasirpal II, the son of Tukulti-Ninurta II, ruled from 884 to 859 bc and extended Assyrian rule to the north and east.
		Tyre became the leading state of newly independent Phoenicia, and pioneered long-distance ocean trading.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Ashurnasirpal_II.html (103 words)

	NIMRUD, THE WAR AND THE ANTIQUITIES MARKETS*
		The bas-reliefs stolen were from the Northwest Palace of King Ashurnasirpal II - fragments that could not be placed in original settings because the preservation of the rooms were not sufficient to be able to identify the exact positions - and from the very poorly preserved Central Palace of King Tiglathpileser III.
		This bas-relief is the upper 60% of a slab from the West Wing of the palace, preserving a figure of a human-headed genius before a sacred tree with two ranks of palmettes.
		From 1974 to 1976, that mission re-excavated an area with buildings of Ashurnasirpal II and Shalmaneser III, Ashurnasirpal's son and successor, and the Central Palace, rediscovering many of the bas-relief fragments originally found in the 19th century but left behind.
	www.ifar.org /nimrud.htm (2380 words)

	British Museum - Stone panels from the North-West Palace of Ashurnasirpal II (Room G, nos. 2-3)
		These panel may have come from a banqueting hall at the palace of King Ashurnasirpal II (883-859 BC).
		Unlike many of the reliefs from Ashurnasirpal's palace, this series of panels was not divided into distinct registers.
		Nonetheless, the 'standard inscription', repeated on many of Ashurnasirpal's monuments, is inscribed across the middle.
	www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk /explore/highlights/highlight_objects/me/s/stone_panels_from_the_north-we.aspx (232 words)

	Ashurnasirpal
		Stela of Ashurnasirpal II (883-859 B.C.), from Nimrud.
		The king holds a mace, symbol of authority, in his left hand, and extends the right, with forefinger outstretched as if he has just snapped his fingers, in a gesture of respect and supplication towards the symbols of five gods.
		The king wears a row of similar symbols on his chest, with a Maltese cross instead of a winged disc for the sun.
	www.betnahrain.org /Gallery/Ancient_Assyrian_Art/10_ashurnasirpal.htm (71 words)

	Banquet of Ashurnasirpal
		THE BANQUET OF ASHURNASIRPAL II The following account comes from the Royal Archives of Assyria and dates from the seventh century BCE.
		The speaker is the Emperor Ashurnasirpal (883-859 BCE) displaying his royal power.
		The feast was held to commemorate the inauguration of his new palace in the capital city of Calah.
	www4.wittenberg.edu /academics/hist/dbrookshedstrom/105/bqtashur.htm (443 words)

	Relief: King and Eunuch Attendant, 883-859 BC; Neo-Assyrian period, reign of Ashurnasirpal II.(GalleryCard: ...
		Relief: King and Eunuch Attendant, 883-859 BC; Neo-Assyrian period, reign of Ashurnasirpal II.
		Ashurnasirpal II ruled the Assyrian Empire almost 3000 years ago.
		His palace at Nimrud (Iraq) was decorated with scores of elaborate relief panels such as this carved from alabaster depicting scenes of his royal conquests, wealth, power, and generosity.
	www.highbeam.com /doc/1G1-155404641.html?refid=ip_hf (154 words)

	Bible History Online - Colossal Lion of Assyria (Biblical Archaeology)
		This gigantic roaring lion, once stood as part of a pair of lions at the entrance of a small temple dedicated to the goddess Ishtar, adjoining the palace of King Ashurnasirpal II (reigned 883-859 BC).
		This gigantic standing lion, roaring angrily, formed one of a pair carved half in the round which once flanked the entrance of a small temple dedicated to the goddess Ishtar, adjoining the palace of King Ashurnasirpal II (reigned 883-859 BC).
		The lion is covered with a dedication in cuneiform, consisting of a prayer by Ashurnasirpal to a version of Ishtar called Sharrat-niphi, followed by a record of some of his achievements.
	www.bible-history.com /archaeology/assyria/colossal-lion-assyria.html (288 words)

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		The archaeologist Henry Layard discovered this jar, with a leaf pattern around its shoulder, during his excavations at Nimrud in the nineteenth century.
		Although it comes from the palace of King Ashurnasirpal II (reigned 883-859 BC), it dates to a later period.
		A lion is often depicted with inscriptions of Sargon II (722-705 BC), and is probably an official mark of his palace or treasury.
	www.british-museum.ac.uk /compass/ixbin/print?OBJ4605 (213 words)

	Discovery?
		I believe I have discovered similarities between a hieroglyph of Quetzal Coatl (an Aztec god) and wall reliefs from the Temple of Ashurnasirpal II (an Assyrian King).
		Beginning with the reign of Ashurnasirpal II, Assyrian kings decorated the lower portions of their palace walls with monumental alabaster reliefs.
		1) A "winged Genie" from the temple of Ashurnasirpal II.
	www.garone.net /tony/disc.html (885 words)

	Ethics of Assyrian, Babylonian, and Persian Empires by Sanderson Beck
		Assyria's Sargon II defeated dozens of Median chiefs and settled 30,000 captured Israelis in the towns of the Medes in the late eighth century BC.
		By the time Darius II had died in 404 BC, Egypt had revolted and was lost to the Persian empire.
		Darius, the oldest son of Artaxerxes II by Queen Stateira, was executed for plotting with fifty of the king's sons by concubines to kill their father.
	www.san.beck.org /1-6-Persia.html (22283 words)

	World Mysteries - Mystic Places
		Winged Eagle-Headed Being (Genie); Neo-Assyrian period, reign of Ashurnasirpal II (r.
		It represented both the king and Ashur, the chief god of Assyria, and was also a symbol of the fertility of the land.
		Bearded, Winged Being (Genie); Neo-Assyrian period, reign of Ashurnasirpal II (r.
	www.world-mysteries.com /mpl.htm (833 words)

	From Discovery to Dartmouth: The Assyrian Reliefs at the Hood Museum of Art, 1856-2006.
		The year 2006 will mark the passage of 150 years since the arrival at Dartmouth of one of the college's most prized possessions in the realm of art and culture: the Assyrian reliefs, currently on display in the Kim Gallery of the Hood Museum of Art.
		Originally part of the decorative scheme of the so-called "Northwest Palace" of King Ashurnasirpal II (883-859 B.C.E.) in Nimrud, Iraq, six large-scale reliefs depict a ritual performance undertaken by the king.
		A special installation on the reliefs and other ancient Near Eastern works from the collection will be also on view in the Hood Museum of Art and will include special interactive 3D computer reconstructions that show the reliefs in their original contexts.
	www.dartmouth.edu /%7Elhc/events/2006/assyrian.html (405 words)

	B.N. Porter Vita
		"'For the Astonishment of All Enemies': Assyrian Propaganda and Its Audiences in the Reign of Ashurnasirpal II and Esarhaddon," Bulletin of the Canadian Society for Mesopotamian Studies, 35 (2000), pp.
		"'For the Astonishment of All Enemies': Assyrian Propaganda and Its Audiences in Reigns of Ashurnasirpal II and Esarhaddon," Canadian Society for Mesopotamian Studies, January 12, 2000.
		"A Question of Violence: Ashurnasirpal II's Ninurta Temple Inscription as Religious Polemic," conference on Religious Polemics in Context, Leiden Institute for the Study of Religions, April 27-28, 2000.
	www.cba-inst.org /Pages/BNP_Vita.html (1630 words)

	Discovery? (Site not responding. Last check: )
		I believe I have discovered similarities between a hieroglyph of Quetzal Coatl (an Aztec god) and wall reliefs from the Temple of Ashurnasirpal II (an Assyrian King).
		Beginning with the reign of Ashurnasirpal II, Assyrian kings decorated the lower portions of their palace walls with monumental alabaster reliefs.
		1) A "winged Genie" from the temple of Ashurnasirpal II.
	arizona.speedchoice.com /~t_garone/disc.html (885 words)

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