This second volume of the khorsabad publication series provides the results of excavations in the town and on the citadel, together with the temple of the god nabu, at khorsabad, known in antiquity as dur sharrukin, the residence of king sargon of assyria 722705 b. Konsortium transnasional berhad historia del baloncesto. Sargons fortressmodern khorsabad, ancient assyrian city located northeast of nineveh, in iraq. The palace of khorsabad in assyria, as it may have appeared in the time of sargon ii 722705 bc, is illustrated in a reconstruction drawing. The city had not been completed when sargon died in 705 b. Exhibit in the oriental institute museum, university of chicago, chicago, illinois, usa. Palace of sargon ii at khorsabad dursharrukin view description. Connected open heritagephysical photo exhibition meta. Are lectures you movies can in reference essays research papers listening program types of essay writing pdf in an. Lamassu from the citadel of sargon ii, dur sharrukin modern khorsabad, iraq. Sargons name is listed on an inscription as king of babylon for a period of five years. Historians would credit sargon with a rule of 17 years. Location khorsabad dursharrukin, iraq category ancient near east style period neoassyrian subject khorsabad iraqpalace of sargon ii date ca. This page was last edited on 23 october 2016, at 08.
A lamassu is a bull with a human head and wings, pretty scary looking dont you think. Khorsabad article about khorsabad by the free dictionary. Excavations at khorsabad the oriental institute of the. Sargons aggressive reign brought the assyrian empire to a new peak of power and produced the last great assyrian dynasty. The magnificent palace complex occupied some 25 acres. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Libro del profesor 1 a1a2 spanish edition djvu, pdf, epub, txt, dr. Built between 717 and 707 bce by the assyrian king sargon ii reigned 721705, dur sharrukin exhibits careful town planning. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 410 pages and is available in paperback format. Citadel and palace complex of king sargon ii, dur sharrukin. Among the uncatalogued and unpublished objects in the basement of the oriental institute are as many as fragments of carved stone relief fragments from the palace of the assyrian king sargon ii at khorsabad. The khorsabad texts, in point of time the latest of the sargon. Oct 30, 2007 but in 1843, french archaeologist paul emile botta dealt the deathblow to this argument.
Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The main characters of this young adult, fiction story are august pullman, olivia pullman. It was constructed with a square form surrounded by a fence that comprises 150 towers and 8 entrances. Sargons palace dur sharrukin is an immediate predecessor of sennasheribs palace, with its hanging gardens, at nineveh, to the south west of khorsabad. An ebook reader can be a software application for use on a computer such as microsofts free reader application, or a booksized computer this is used solely as a reading device such as nuvomedias rocket ebook. It was a major assyrian city between approximately 50 bc and 610 bc. Its 18th and 19thcentury buildings, such as the palacio brunet and the palacio cantero, were built in its days of prosperity from the sugar trade. Khorsabad is a village in northern iraq, 15 km northeast of mosul, which is still today inhabited by assyrians. Khorsabad is a village in northern iraq, 15 km northeast of mosul. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Khorsabad, ancient city of dur sharrukin, assyria iraq, n. Old palace and naramsin palace at assur cityat tell brak. Specifically, we present here a case study of the ancient city of dursharrukin today khorsabad, the.
It was inscribed on the world heritage list in 1988. Khorsabad relief project the oriental institute of the. The first edition of the novel was published in february 14th 2012, and was written by r. An analysis of the palace of sargon ii at khorsabad. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses. Dursharrukin modern day khorsabad, iraq was a city built by sargon ii of assyria reigned 722705 bce as his new capital. Excavations at khorsabad the oriental institute of the university of. A mound in the northeast section marks the location of the palace of sargon ii.
Khorsabad takes its name from a modern iraqi village that stands on the ruins of an ancient city called dursharrukin. Acting on information he had received about the small village of khorsabad, iraq, botta began excavating the site and uncovered the palace of king sargon. This work is old enough so that it is in the public domain. However, in 1843, after spending almost two thousand years lying deserted and buried in both the earth and the minds of man, the efforts of two frenchmen digging at the small village of khorsabad in northern iraq, brought the palace without a rival of king sargon ii of assyria into the light of day once more. The great city was entirely built in the decade preceding 706 bce. Khorsabad or dar sharrukin is the 4th capital of the kingdom of assyria, located 15 km to the north east of mosul, and built by king sargon ii 722705 bc as a center of his reign. Pdf the experience presented here was gained in the context of the. In the early spring of 1920, james henry breasted visited the site of khorsabad, iraq, for the first time. Pdf integrated methodologies and technologies for the. Lamassu from the citadel of sargon ii video khan academy. This page was last edited on 15 january 2019, at 17. It is built on the site of dur sharrukin, an assyrian city founded 8th cent. Lamassu from the citadel of sargon ii, dur sharrukin.
The city of khorsabad was built by king sargon ii, who reigned from 722 to 705 bc, and abandoned when he died in battle. Dursharrukin fort sargon was constructed as a new capital city by the assyrian king sargon ii shortly after he came to the throne in 721 b. The great city was entirely built in the decade preceding 706 bc. Cyrus the great is the founding king of the persian empire, it then marks a turning point in the history of the ancient world. Citadel and palace complex of king sargon ii, dur sharrukin modern khorsabad, iraq, reconstruction drawing. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Drawings of the city of khorsabad dursharrukin in time of sargon ii, and of his palace. Dursharrukin fortress of sargon, present day khorsabad, was the assyrian capital in the time of sargon ii of assyria. Sargon ii, king of assyria society of biblical literature. The assyrian sacred tree zurich open repository and archive. Phpnuke is free software released under the gnugpl license. Download pdf key points since 1975, turkeys extensive dam and hydropower construction has reportedly reduced water flows into iraq and syria by approximately 80 per cent and 40 per cent respectively.
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