This is the first time that major deities have been found depicted on a relief from an ancient Assyrian palace.

Archaeologists from Heidelberg University have made a discovery in Iraq, unearthing fragments of a monumental bas-relief dating ... "Among the many relief images of Assyrian palaces we know ...

In the ruins of the ancient Assyrian metropolis Nineveh, in modern Iraq, researchers have unearthed a rare artifact: a massive stone relief depicting important deities and Ashurbanipal ...

A team of researchers from Heidelberg University recently uncovered a monumental relief depicting King Ashurbanipal accompanied by two Assyrian gods, among other figures. It’s a discovery ...

A recent discovery in Israel may corroborate an epic biblical account of an angel of the Lord wiping out 185,000 Assyrian soldiers, an independent scholar claims. Stephen Compton, an independent ...

Once the crown jewel of the ancient Assyrian empire ... Bit by bit, the image of Ashurnasirpal II appears on one bas-relief alongside a winged, bearded figure with curly hair and a flower on ...

This is mainly because until now, religious relief images from the Assyrian Empire have not contained many deities. “Among the many relief images of Assyrian palaces we know of, there are no ...

"Among the many relief images of Assyrian palaces we know of, there are no depictions of major deities," states the head of the excavations in the North Palace, Prof. Dr. Aaron Schmitt of the ...