A region in northern Mesopotamia whose kings ruled most of the ancient Near East in the 8th and 7th centuries B.C.E.
A broad, diverse group of nations ruled by the government of a single nation.
Short written texts, generally inscribed on stone or clay and frequently recording an event or dedicating an object.
Short written texts, generally inscribed on stone or clay and frequently recording an event or dedicating an object.
An Assyrian city located on the upper Tigris River, known as Kalhu in Assyiran and Calah in the Hebrew Bible. Nimrud was the capital of the Neo-Assyiran empire for much of the ninth and eighth centuries B.C.E., and its palaces have yielded stunning archaeological artifacts.