Khorsabad

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Khorsabad is an ancient Assyrian city, best known as the site of King Sargon II’s royal palace complex adorned with monumental reliefs and guardian sculptures.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Assyrian city
ancient city
archaeological site
abandonedAfter death of Sargon II
abandonedApprox circa 705 BCE
alsoKnownAs Dur-Sharrukin
Dur-Sharrukin (Fortress of Sargon)
linked to: Dur-Sharrukin

Dur-Sharrukīn
linked to: Dūr-Šarrukīn
ancientName Dur-Sharrukin
archaeologicalCulture Assyrian
linked to: Assyria
artifactsDisplayedAt British Museum
Louvre Museum
Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
builtFor Sargon II
capitalOf Neo-Assyrian Empire
civilization Neo-Assyrian Empire
constructionStarted reign of Sargon II
constructionStartedApprox circa 717 BCE
country Iraq
excavatedBy Paul-Émile Botta
Victor Place
features administrative buildings
city gates
city walls
guardian sculptures
lamassu
monumental stone reliefs
royal palace complex
temples
ziggurat
foundedBy Sargon II
heritageSignificance Neo-Assyrian urban planning
royal Assyrian art
languageOfInscriptions Akkadian
locatedIn Iraq
Nineveh Governorate
locatedInRegion northern Mesopotamia
linked to: Upper Mesopotamia
locatedNear Mosul
majorExcavationsBegan 1840s
partOf Assyrian heartland
linked to: Upper Mesopotamia
period Neo-Assyrian period
linked to: Neo-Assyrian Empire
royalPalaceOf Sargon II
scriptOfInscriptions cuneiform
servedAsCapitalDuring reign of Sargon II
threatenedBy looting
modern conflict
timePeriod 8th century BCE
UNESCOTentativeListStatus yes

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Lamassu sculptures notableSite Khorsabad
Šarru-kīn II capitalFounded Khorsabad
royal palace at Dur-Sharrukin partOf royal citadel of Dur-Sharrukin
linked to: Khorsabad
Assyrian inscriptions foundIn Khorsabad
Paul-Émile Botta workedAt Khorsabad
fortifications of Dur-Sharrukin presentLocation Khorsabad archaeological site
linked to: Khorsabad