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  3. Never before seen from these angles. Lion-hunting scene of Ashurbanipal II, 8th century BCE. From the North Palace at Nineveh, Iraq. My Nikon D750 at the British Museum, London.

  4. The colouration of this panel from Ashurbanipal’s palace is magical. See how the desert is brought to life as irrigation waters flow through ancient Ninevah. A delightful way of presenting this scene. Turn sound off.

  5. “Ashurbanipal’s achievements as a ruler are recorded on clay prisms that were buried under important buildings. This ten-sided prism is the most complete record of Ashurbanipal’s reign. It describes his nine campaigns against Assyria’s enemies.” Nineveh 643 BC

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  6. Explore the lost empire of Assyria in our major exhibition. Don’t miss out – there are only two more weeks to discover the life of , Assyria’s last great king. Book tickets now:

  7. Nineveh, the capital of ancient Assyria, was burnt to the ground only a few years after King ’s death. The city was thought lost until giant winged bulls were unearthed in northern Iraq in the 1800s. Find out more about Nineveh’s rediscovery:

  8. 2. velj 2019.

    Possibly one of the best exhibitions I've ever seen. These are the real colours that Assyrian bass reliefs should've looked like at the time.

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  9. ‘It’s an extraordinary projection of military and imperial might… he’s doing almost supernatural things’ You can hear and talk about our exhibition in this episode of BBC , now on :

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  10. relied on his huge Library to help run the Assyrian empire – many tablets interpreted omens from the gods and attempted to predict the future 🔮📚 Discover more about the life and times of Ashurbanipal in our major exhibition. Book tickets:

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  11. ’s Library is one of the most important archaeological discoveries ever made, covering everything from medicine to magic, ritual to court gossip. Find out more about the Library and the ancient Assyrian empire in our Curator’s blog post:

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  12. King was a scholar, as well as a warrior and lion hunter. In the 7th BC, he amassed a vast library of over 30,000 clay tablets. This one notes it belonged to ‘Ashurbanipal, King of the World, King of Assyria’ 📚👑

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  13. The heads pile up on the battlefield

  14. See these amazing reliefs and discover more about the life of King – warrior, scholar, empire builder, lion hunter and librarian – in our five-star exhibition. Book tickets:

  15. In ancient Assyria, lion hunting was a kingly sport. Overcoming the ferocity of a lion asserted a king’s ability to keep his people safe. recorded his lion-hunting exploits in a series of reliefs – Curator Gareth Brereton decodes them here:

  16. 17. pro 2018.

    Aware that this is a thought (and video) shared by like, everyone who's already been, but holy projection mapping glory on the old bas reliefs 🤩 – mjesto: The British Museum

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  17. 15. pro 2018.

    Just left the excellent exhibition ‘I am : king of the world, king of Assyria’ . This was a marvellous way of showing how the palace wall reliefs were painted in 645-640 BC.

  18. Discover the life and times of King in our five-star exhibition until 24 February 2019. Book your tickets now:

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  19. If audio is more your thing, our Curators’ Commentary journeys through the gardens of here🎧➡️ iTunes: Google Play:

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