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· 3mo ago

Watch the Throne: Uncovering three new kings of Assyria 🔗 https://news.yale.edu/2026/07/09/watch-throne-uncovering-three-new-kings-assyria #History #Histodons #Assyria #NearEast #YaleUniversity #Research #Academia

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Watch the Throne: Uncovering three new kings of Assyria

A new study co-written by Yale’s Eckart Frahm provides evidence that the ancient kingdom of Assyria had three more kings than previously thought.

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World History Encyclopedia @whencyclopedia@mstdn.social

· 3mo ago

The Nimrud Ivories are a vast collection of figures, panels, and plaques, carved from ivory, dated to the 9th to 7th centuries BCE, discovered in the ruins of the ancient city of Nimrud. #History #PhoenicianArt #Nineveh #Kalhu #Dur-Sharrukin #Assyria #AshurnasirpalII #Ashur #Ivory #Nimrud #NimrudIvories #HistoryFact

The Nimrud Ivories: Their Discovery & History

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The Nimrud Ivories: Their Discovery & History

The Nimrud Ivories are a vast collection of figures, panels, and plaques, carved from ivory, dated to the 9th to 7th centuries BCE, discovered in the ruins of the ancient city of Nimrud. Today, they...

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World History Encyclopedia @whencyclopedia@mstdn.social

· 3mo ago

Assur (also Ashur, Anshar) is the god of the ancient Assyrians who was elevated from a local deity of the city of Ashur to the supreme god of the Assyrian pantheon. #History #Neo-AssyrianEmpire #Marduk #Assyria #Assur #Ashurbanipal #Ashur #ArslanTashAmulet #HistoryFact

Assur: The Supreme God of the Ancient Assyrians

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Assur: The Supreme God of the Ancient Assyrians

Assur (also Ashur, Anshar) is the god of the ancient Assyrians who was elevated from a local deity of the city of Ashur to the supreme god of the Assyrian pantheon. His attributes were drawn from earlier...

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