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· 3mo ago

The Nimrud Ivories are a vast collection of figures, panels, and plaques, carved from ivory, dated to the 9th to 7th centuries BCE, discovered in the ruins of the ancient city of Nimrud. #History #PhoenicianArt #Nineveh #Kalhu #Dur-Sharrukin #Assyria #AshurnasirpalII #Ashur #Ivory #Nimrud #NimrudIvories #HistoryFact

The Nimrud Ivories: Their Discovery & History

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The Nimrud Ivories: Their Discovery & History

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· 4mo ago

Ninurta (identified with Ningirsu, Pabilsag, and the biblical Nimrod) is the Sumerian and Akkadian hero-god of war, hunting, and the south wind. #History #Ninurta #Mesopotamia #Kalhu #AshurnasirpalII #HistoryFact

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Ninurta: The Sumerian Hero-God of War

Ninurta (identified with Ningirsu, Pabilsag, and the biblical Nimrod) is the Sumerian and Akkadian hero-god of war, hunting, and the south wind. He first appears in texts in the early 3rd millennium...

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