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Ancient Mesopotamia. Nineveh. Panoramic view ofAncient Mesopotamia. Nineveh (near the present-day Mosul, Iraq). Panoramic view of the city alongside the Tigris River. Engraving by Aubert
Art from Nineveh and Persepolis, ancient AssyriaArt from ancient Assyria. Painted sculptures and enamelled bricks from the Palace of Khorsabad, Nineveh, 1-23, and Persepolis, 24-33
Coat of arms of mythological figures King Ninus and Queen Semiramis of Nineveh, Assyria. Babylon. Ninus & Semiramis, Roy & Royne de Babylone
Max Mallowan and Agatha ChristieMax Mallowan and his wife, Agatha Christie, in 1933
The Nineveh Room at the British Museum. Date: 1853
Arrival of the Nineveh Sculptures at the British Museum 1852The 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 NinevehSemiramis of Nineveh pictured arriving at the military camp before the city of Bactra which had been defying the Assyrian forces for some time
Tell Nebi Yunus - Nineveh, IraqThe site of Nineveh on the Eastern bank of the River Tigris in Iraq - viewed here from Mosul, across the River
Pontoon Bridge over the Tigris at Mosul, IraqTemporary pontoon bridge over the Tigris at Mosul, Iraq, connecting to a more solid construction further across the flow
Jonah & NinivitesGod 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 BMesopotamian 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 RepentThe 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 / VariousA 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 MedesNineveh sacked by the Medes Date: 612 BC
Iraq / Archaeology / NinevehIron 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 / MosulExcavations 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 reliefHunting 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 NinevehThe Fall of Nineveh. circa late 19th century
Nineveh Sculpture at the British Museum, LondonWinged 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 MuseumGeorge Smith had explored the site of ancient Nineveh adding to our knowledge of the Assyrian Empire. He also translated the Gilgamesh epic
Jonah at NinevehAfter 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 TakenNINEVEH, chief city of the Assyrian empire, is taken by the Babylonians, Medes and Scythians after a three-month siege
7 Wonders / Nineveh / ParrThe Temple of the Sun at Nineveh
Iraq / Nineveh / ReconstrA 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 PreachesJonah preaches to the people of Nineveh, who take it in good part
Lecture / British MuseumA 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 / CalmetNINEVEH - A plan of the city according to Diodorus Siculus and Father Kircher