Nineveh Ruins

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:accessibility requires permission
gptkbp:archaeological_findings gptkb:artifacts
gptkb:sculptures
cuneiform tablets
wall reliefs
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Persian_Empire
gptkb:ancient_Mesopotamia
gptkb:Epic_of_Gilgamesh
Assyrian art
gptkbp:conservation_efforts ongoing
gptkbp:cultural_heritage yes
gptkbp:cultural_significance gptkb:ancient_texts
gptkb:historical_architecture
gptkbp:current_condition partially excavated
threatened by conflict
gptkbp:defunct circa 612 BC
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Henry_Layard
gptkbp:discovery_year 1845
gptkbp:famous_landmark gptkb:Ishtar_Gate
gptkb:Temple_of_Nabu
gptkb:Palace_of_Sennacherib
gptkbp:field_of_study gptkb:archaeologists
history
ancient studies
gptkbp:founded_in circa 6000 BC
gptkbp:geographical_feature gptkb:Tigris_River
Mesopotamian plain
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Esarhaddon
gptkb:Sennacherib
gptkb:Ashurbanipal
gptkb:Tiglath-Pileser_III
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:Iron_Age
gptkb:Bronze_Age
gptkbp:historical_significance capital of ancient Assyria
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nineveh Ruins
gptkbp:influenced_by Assyrian religion
Mesopotamian culture
ancient Near Eastern art
gptkbp:inscription gptkb:Aramaic
gptkb:Akkadian
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Iraq
gptkbp:notable_artifact gptkb:stelae
gptkb:Library_of_Ashurbanipal
gptkb:Assyrian_cylinder_seals
inscribed tablets
gptkbp:notable_event destruction by Medes
excavation by archaeologists
gptkbp:surrounding_area gptkb:Nineveh_Governorate
gptkbp:threats gptkb:urban_development
looting
war damage
gptkbp:tourist_attraction yes
gptkbp:unesco_world_heritage_site yes
gptkbp:visitors_per_year varies
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mosul
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5