Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Sargons name is listed on an inscription as king of babylon for a period of five years. The magnificent palace complex occupied some 25 acres. Sargons palace dur sharrukin is an immediate predecessor of sennasheribs palace, with its hanging gardens, at nineveh, to the south west of khorsabad. Exhibit in the oriental institute museum, university of chicago, chicago, illinois, usa. Location khorsabad dursharrukin, iraq category ancient near east style period neoassyrian subject khorsabad iraqpalace of sargon ii date ca. Alix tome 25 cetait a khorsabad bd pour enfant livres. The great city was entirely built in the decade preceding 706 bce. Historians would credit sargon with a rule of 17 years. Sargons aggressive reign brought the assyrian empire to a new peak of power and produced the last great assyrian dynasty. Pdf gilgamesh y asiria fernando fernandez palacios. This work is old enough so that it is in the public domain.
Paulemile botta glaubte bei seiner entdeckung 1843 ninive entdeckt zu haben, was sich aber schnell als falsch herausstellte. Dursharrukin fortress of sargon, present day khorsabad, was the assyrian capital in the time of sargon ii of assyria. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. This page was last edited on 22 november 2016, at 02. It is famous in particular for the palace of king sargon ii, who was also the founder of the city. Drawings of the city of khorsabad dursharrukin in time of sargon ii, and of his palace. Discovering the palace of king sargon in assyria janmikez.
After the unexpected death of sargon in battle, the capital was shifted 20 km south to nineveh. Oct 30, 2007 but in 1843, french archaeologist paul emile botta dealt the deathblow to this argument. Khorsabad, ancient city of dur sharrukin, assyria iraq, n. 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. The city of khorsabad was built by king sargon ii, who reigned from 722 to 705 bc, and abandoned when he died in battle. Dec 19, 2008 the doorway to the khorsabad palace was guarded by really, really large statues of creatures called lamassu. Acting on information he had received about the small village of khorsabad, iraq, botta began excavating the site and uncovered the palace of king sargon. Alix revient a khorsabad avec lespoir dy retrouver des parents disparus. Khorsabad is a village in northern iraq, 15 km northeast of mosul. A lamassu is a bull with a human head and wings, pretty scary looking dont you think. The great city was entirely built in the decade preceding 706 bc. Palace of sargon ii at khorsabad dursharrukin view description. Sorry, we are unable to provide the full text but you may find it at the following locations.
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