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@Misabru @britishmuseum 3/12..out clay tablets he could not read, many of which were lost during their transport via Bombay. Secondly when the objects arrived in London many ended up in storage, the museum being unsure what to do with them. Thirdly Layard had relied on the local Assyrian #BSHSGlobalHist
The administrative innovations for the state organization of the Neo-Assyrian Empire (935-612BC), military hierarchy & political bureaucracy, were so successful that remained constant for the greatest part of the civilized world until almost C19th.
Shown here is a Assyrian cylinder seal from the 8th century BCE. It depicts Marduk fighting Tiamat, the goddess of nature & chaos, who tries to destroy the world. Marduk cut her into pieces and makes the world inhabitable. This story is repeated in the myth of Osiris & in Genesis
Climate change fueled the rise and demise of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, superpower of the #ancient world. https://t.co/N5MDeL1ce9
#History
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Neo-Assyrian #Amethyst Vase. Circa 8th century BC.
https://t.co/em60tarFT9
#ancientorigins #history #archaeology
his armor was a bit too european for my tastes so I changed it to a more Scythian/Assyrian inspired. Also changed his skin color to a bit more bluish tone to allude to his cause of death
#oc #originalcharacter
I love the Wargames Foundry line of Assyrians, but their 4 hours chariots seem way too small. Am I the only one that thinks this? #warmongers
L is for Lammasu
Assyrian protective deity
#mythologicalABCs #digitalart
@SkewricArt Hey guys! My name is Demetria and I am a Demi Assyrian artist!
@JaylynSnowMusic @friedunicornstu Hey there! My name is Demetria! I am an Assyrian artist and I love to draw!
A winged Assyrian deity with an animal body and human head... failed experiment or a true SKY GOD?
#ancientaliens #ufos #extraterrestrials #sciencefiction #gods #comicbooks #anime #sky #scifi #anunnaki #history #mythology #ancient #fantasy #god #sumerian #mesopotamia #babylon
@uncledanald @plus9renegade I am an Demi Assyrian artist who like to draw lots of nerdy stuff!
Herbs that ward off evil and repel demonic entities. From The Devils and Evil Spirits of Babylonia (1903) by R. Campbell Thompson, Vol. 1, Evil Spirits, a Treatise on Assyrian Demonology.
Hey guys! My name is Demetria or Lava. I am an Assyrian artist born and raised in the States!
My parents are from Iran.
I love to travel and am and aspiring storyboard /concept artist!
#middleeasternartist
Bestiary Alphabetum, Volume 2:
U is for Urmahlullu.
#bestiaryalphabetum #bestiary #mythology #folklore #illustration #urmahlullu #assyrian