Nineveh Collection

Max Mallowan and Agatha Christie
Max Mallowan and his wife, Agatha Christie, in 1933. Mallowan was an archaeologist who began his apprenticeship in field archaeology with Leonard Wooley at Ur

The Nineveh Room at the British Museum. Date: 1853

Arrival of the Nineveh Sculptures at the British Museum 1852
The arrival of one of the Nineveh Sculptures at the British Museum, London. The Nineveh lion, supported by a wooden frame, being winched up the stairs at the front of the museum. Date: 1852

Great Queens of the Past No 2 - Semiramis of Nineveh
Semiramis of Nineveh pictured arriving at the military camp before the city of Bactra which had been defying the Assyrian forces for some time

Pontoon Bridge over the Tigris at Mosul, Iraq
Temporary pontoon bridge over the Tigris at Mosul, Iraq, connecting to a more solid construction further across the flow. The view is from Mosul toward the long low Tell Mound marking the site of

Tell Nebi Yunus - Nineveh, Iraq
The site of Nineveh on the Eastern bank of the River Tigris in Iraq - viewed here from Mosul, across the River. Ninevehs location is marked by two large mounds

Jonah & Ninivites
God sends him on a missionary journey to Nineveh, to tell the people their city will be destroyed 40 days later : they believe and convert and, lo !, their city is not destroyed !

Kings stele with inscription and a relief depicting King Sennacherib praying in front of the divine symbols. 705-681 BC. Detail. Limestone. From Nineveh. Archaeological Museum

Orthostates from the Palace of Nineveh. Alabaster. 704-689 B
Mesopotamian art. Assyrian. Orthostates with reliefs in the side walls of a ramp from the Palace of Nineveh. Alabaster. 704-689 B.C. It shows Assyrian officers and courtiers carrying a mobile throne

Ninevites Repent
The prophet urges the people of Nineveh to repent of their sinfulness, which they do, whereupon God doesn t inflict on them the disasters he had planned for them

Iraq / Archaeology / Various
A whole variety of artifacts, and reliefs, both in situ and alone, from many of the major sites of ancient Iraq. These include Kalhu (Tell Nimrud) and Nineveh (Tell Kuyunjik)

Nineveh Sacked by Medes
Nineveh sacked by the Medes Date: 612 BC

Iraq / Archaeology / Nineveh
Iron artifacts found in excavations at the site of ancient Nineveh. These include a chain, a socketed pick head and ring-mounted hooks. Date: 1874

Iraq / Archaeology / Mosul
Excavations in progress at the site of ancient Mosul. Around 400 AD, the city of Mosul began to eclipse the dominant city of Nineveh, on the other side of the Tigris

Hunting scenes Assyrian relief
Hunting scenes of Ashurbanipal. Assyrian art. Relief on rock. UNITED KINGDOM. ENGLAND. London. The British Museum. Proc: IRAQ. NINEVEH. Kuyunjik. Nineveh. Palace of Ashurbanipal

Fall of Nineveh
The Fall of Nineveh. circa late 19th century

Nineveh Sculpture at the British Museum, London
Winged bull Nineveh sculpture, from Nimroud, exhibited at the British Museum, London, in 1850. Two visitors, in Victorian dress, are shown viewing the sculpture. Date: 1850

Nineveh Sculpture at the British Museum, London, 1850

Dogs of the chase, 500BC. Marble slabs found in the ruins of Nineveh, depicting hunting dogs of Assur-bani-pal, the grand monarque of Assyria, on leashes with their handlers Date: 500BC

Mr George Smith of The British Museum
George Smith had explored the site of ancient Nineveh adding to our knowledge of the Assyrian Empire. He also translated the Gilgamesh epic

Jonah at Nineveh
After his ordeal with the whale, Jonah reaches Nineveh and tells its people the city will be destroyed 40 days later, but they mend their ways and the city is spared

Nineveh is Taken
NINEVEH, chief city of the Assyrian empire, is taken by the Babylonians, Medes and Scythians after a three-month siege

7 Wonders / Nineveh / Parr
The Temple of the Sun at Nineveh

Iraq / Nineveh / Reconstr
A reconstruction of the elaborate exitway to the Kings Palace at Nineveh. This is a reconstruction of the Palace of Sennacherib (c 8BC) or Ashurbanipal (c 7BC)

Jonah Preaches
Jonah preaches to the people of Nineveh, who take it in good part

Lecture / British Museum
A lecture in the Assyrian Gallery of the British Museum. The speaker points towards one of the massive carved Lion supports removed by Layard from excavations at Nineveh

Nineveh / Calmet
NINEVEH - A plan of the city according to Diodorus Siculus and Father Kircher

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