Assyrian temple in khorsabad old book illustrations. It is an otherworldly place perhaps because the stone reliefs and monumental figures are from another world. The great city was entirely built in the decade preceding 706 bc. Sargons palace dur sharrukin is an immediate predecessor of sennasheribs palace, with its hanging gardens, at nineveh, to the south west of khorsabad. Sargons fortress ancient assyrian city located northeast of nineveh, in iraq.
Khorsabad ancient dur sharrukin, 12 miles 20km north east of mosul in northern iraq, was founded by sargon ii, king of assyria 721 705 bc, as a new capital to replace nimrud kalhu where his predecessors had resided since the early 9th century. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus. Mcleod 340 khorsabad palace courtyard reconstruction. Relief b, section 1 of 3 palace of sargon ii, khorsabad oriental institute museum, university of chicago dsc07539. This page was last edited on 22 november 2016, at 02. The third fragment shows a feathered horse crest, smaller and carved to a different style from those in room 10. Dursharrukin fortress of sargon, present day khorsabad, was the assyrian capital in the time of sargon ii of assyria. Jpg from wikimedia commons, the free media repository jump to navigation jump to search. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Alix 25 fue en khorsabad martin esp by mario cabeza issuu. Localita delliraq, 16 km a n di mossul, corrispondente allantica dur sharrukin che fu per breve tempo capitale dellimpero assiro. Location khorsabad dursharrukin, iraq category ancient near east style period neoassyrian subject khorsabad iraqpalace of sargon ii date ca. After the unexpected death of sargon in battle, the capital was shifted 20 km south to nineveh.
Khorsabad is a village in northern iraq, 15 km northeast of mosul. Sargons fortressmodern khorsabad, ancient assyrian city located northeast of nineveh, in iraq. Drawings of the city of khorsabad dursharrukin in time of sargon ii, and of his palace. This file is licensed under the creative commons attributionshare alike 4. Department of near eastern antiquities musee du louvre on entering cour khorsabad ancient dursharrukin, the courtyard to the palace of sargon ii in the department of near eastern antiquities in the louvre, my jaw dropped. Khorsabad, ancient city of dur sharrukin, assyria iraq, n. Sistemas compositivos y principios arquitectonicos. Two of these fragments show parts of falling warriors from battle scenes. It is famous in particular for the palace of king sargon ii, who was also the founder of the city. The city of khorsabad was built by king sargon ii, who reigned from 722 to 705 bc, and abandoned when he died in battle. The great city was entirely built in the decade preceding 706 bce. Palace of sargon ii at khorsabad dursharrukin view description. Sargon ii ou sharroukin ou sargon ou sarrukin ou sharruken, en syriaque.
Built between 717 and 707 bce by the assyrian king sargon ii reigned 721705, dur sharrukin exhibits careful town planning. Actes du colloque organise au musee du louvre par le services culturel les 21 et 22 janvier 1994 caubet a on. Khorsabad is a village in northern iraq, 15 km northeast of mosul, which is still today inhabited by assyrians. The palace of khorsabad in assyria, as it may have appeared in the time of sargon ii 722705 bc, is illustrated in a reconstruction drawing. Khorsabad plan of city wall khorsabad ancient dur sharrukin, 12 miles 20km north east of mosul in northern iraq, was founded by sargon ii, king of assyria 721 705 bc, as a new capital to replace nimrud kalhu where his predecessors had resided since the early 9th century. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.