Nimrud archaeological site

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Nimrud_archaeological_site
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:abandoned 7th century BCE
gptkbp:artifactsFound gptkb:Black_Obelisk_of_Shalmaneser_III
Assyrian
Nimrud ivories
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Assyrian_Empire
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Burnt_Palace
gptkb:Northwest_Palace
Nabu Temple
Ziggurat of Nimrud
gptkbp:coordinates 36.0906°N 43.3203°E
gptkbp:destroyedBy gptkb:ISIS
gptkbp:destructionYear 2015
gptkbp:excavatedBy gptkb:Iraqi_Department_of_Antiquities
gptkb:Austen_Henry_Layard
gptkb:Max_Mallowan
1845
gptkbp:flourishedDuring gptkb:Neo-Assyrian_period
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Shalmaneser_I
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:Kalhu
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nimrud archaeological site
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Iraq
gptkb:Nineveh_Governorate
gptkbp:locatedNear Mosul
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:monument
palaces
Lamassu statues
ivory carvings
gptkbp:periodsOfOccupation 13th century BCE to 7th century BCE
gptkbp:significance archaeological discoveries
Assyrian capital city
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus gptkb:list
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Northwest_Palace
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6