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1229 followers · 2322 posts · Server mstdn.socialAshurnasirpal II (r. https://www.worldhistory.org/Ashurnasirpal_II/ #History #Ashur #AshurnasirpalII #Assur
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Assyria began as a small trading community centered at the ancient city of Ashur and grew to become the greatest empire in the ancient world prior to the conquests of Alexander the Great and, after him, the Roman Empire. https://www.worldhistory.org/Assyrian_Warfare/ #History #AdadNirariI #Ashur #Ashurbanipal
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1135 followers · 2091 posts · Server mstdn.socialThe Marduk Prophecy is an Assyrian document dating to between 713-612 BCE found in a building known as The House of the Exorcist adjacent to a temple in the city of Ashur. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/990/the-marduk-prophecy/ #History #Ashur #Babylon #Esarhaddon
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Ashur (also known as Assur) was an Assyrian city located on a plateau above the Tigris River in Mesopotamia (today known as Qalat Sherqat, northern Iraq). https://www.worldhistory.org/ashur/ #History #Ashur #AshurnasirpalII #Assur
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846 followers · 1326 posts · Server mstdn.socialIn 1845 CE, the archaeologist Austen Henry Layard began excavations at the ruins of the city of Nimrud in the region which is northern Iraq in the present day. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/784/the-nimrud-ivories-their-discovery--history/ #History #Ashur #AshurnasirpalII #Assyria
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The foundation of the Assyrian dynasty can be traced to Zulilu, who is said to have lived after Bel-kap-kapu (c. 1900 BCE), the ancestor of Shalmaneser I. The city-state of Ashur rose to prominence in northern Mesopotamia, founding trade colonies in Cappadocia. King Shamshi-Adad I (1813-1791 BCE) expanded the domains of Ashur by defeating the kingdom of Mari, thus creating the first Assyrian ki...https://www.worldhistory.org/article/106/history-of-assyria/ #Ashur #Ashurbanipal #AshurnasirpalII
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The Cultural Heritage of #Iraq is known for its beauty and long history. Check out this series of short articles written by my colleague Dr. Mónica Palmero Fernández on #WorldHeritage sites in Iraq (with photos!):
https://rashid-international.org/world-heritage-list/
Image below: Hatra, inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1985, taken by Sir Terence Clark
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