Relief

Description

Wall panel in gypsum, carved with the bearded figure of King Ashurnasirpal II on the right standing opposite one of his court officials conducting a religious ceremony, with a summary of the king's conquests in cuneiform script: Ancient Near-Eastern, Assyrian, from Room G in the North-West Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud (ancient Kalhu) in northern Iraq, 9th century BC

Museum reference

A.1956.362

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Relief, Wall panel, Frieze

Production information

Unknown
Nimrud, ANCIENT ASSYRIA

Date

9th century BC

Style / Culture

Assyrian

Materials

Gypsum

Physical description

Gypsum; carved in relief

Collection place(s)

Nimrud, ANCIENT ASSYRIA

Associations

Depicted: King Ashurnasirpal II
Brodie, William
Simpson, James Young, Professor Sir, 1811 - 1870

Exhibitions

• Discoveries Redisplay, 2015

• Discoveries (29 Jul 2011 - 2016)
  National Museum of Scotland

References

“Nimrud NW Palace G-29 = RIMA 2.0.101.023, Ex. 087 (a) Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 13, 2011. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P426880

Grayson, A. Kirk, Assyrian Rulers of the Early First Millennium BC, I (1114-859 BC), RIMA 2.0.101.023 (Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia: Assyrian Periods 2), ex. 087 (a)

Serba, Philip (2018), Apotropaische Reliefs aus dem Nordwest Palast (PhD thesis at the University Frankfurt am Main), p. 20

On display

national museum of scotland »
level 1