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The White Obelisk of Ashurnasirpal I

Summary: In July 1853, Hormuzd Rassam was excavating an area at the ruins of the mound of Kuyunjik (Nineveh, Mesopotamia, modern-day Mosul Governorate, Iraq), one of the most important cities in the heartland of the Assyrian Empire.

The White Obelisk of Ashurnasirpal I


In July 1853, Hormuzd Rassam was excavating an area at the ruins of the mound of Kuyunjik  (NinevehMesopotamia, modern-day Mosul Governorate, Iraq), one of the most important cities in the heartland of theAssyrian 

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