Khorsabad is a village in northern iraq, 15 km northeast of mosul, which is still today inhabited by assyrians. Sargon ii, king of assyria society of biblical literature. An analysis of the palace of sargon ii at khorsabad. Sargons aggressive reign brought the assyrian empire to a new peak of power and produced the last great assyrian dynasty.
If you cannot decipher the captcha, please click the reload or sound button in the captcha box. The great city was entirely built in the decade preceding 706 bce. This file is licensed under the creative commons attributionshare alike 4. To embed the entire object, paste this html in website to link to this page, paste this link in email, im or document to embed this page, paste this html in website the palace of sargon, king of assyria. The name means fortress of sargon and the building project. A group of assyrian sculptures has been rescued from destruction, among them a number of imposing bulls. 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, ancient city of dur sharrukin, assyria iraq, n.
Humanheaded winged bulls and heroic figures adorned the entrances to the throne room of the. Sargons name is listed on an inscription as king of babylon for a period of five years. However, in 1843, after spending almost two thousand years lying deserted and buried in both the earth and the minds of man, the efforts of two frenchmen digging at the small village of khorsabad in northern iraq, brought the palace without a rival of king sargon ii of assyria into the light of day once more. Sargons palace dur sharrukin is an immediate predecessor of sennasheribs palace, with its hanging gardens, at nineveh, to the south west of khorsabad. Sorry, we are unable to provide the full text but you may find it at the following locations.
All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. The city of khorsabad was built by king sargon ii, who reigned from 722 to 705 bc, and abandoned when he died in battle. Exhibit in the oriental institute museum, university of chicago, chicago, illinois, usa. This page was last edited on 22 november 2016, at 02. Dursharrukin present day khorsabad, was the assyrian capital in the time of sargon ii of. This work is old enough so that it is in the public domain.
Historians would credit sargon with a rule of 17 years. Dec 19, 2008 the doorway to the khorsabad palace was guarded by really, really large statues of creatures called lamassu. Drawings of the city of khorsabad dursharrukin in time of sargon ii, and of his palace. Khorsabad is a village in northern iraq, 15 km northeast of mosul. Excavations in the palace and at a city gate gordon loud. Room 4 ancient meopotania 7706 bc, assyria, dur sharrukin the palace of assyrian king sargon ii at khorsabad. The great city was entirely built in the decade preceding 706 bc. The name means fortress of sargon and the building project became the kings near obsession as soon as it was conceived. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Dursharrukin modern day khorsabad, iraq was a city built by sargon ii of assyria reigned 722705 bce as his new capital. Mcleod 340 khorsabad palace courtyard reconstruction. Dursharrukin fortress of sargon, present day khorsabad, was the assyrian capital in the time of sargon ii of assyria. A lamassu is a bull with a human head and wings, pretty scary looking dont you think.