Assyrian Temple in Khorsabad

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Khorsabad: restored Assyrian Temple.

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Artist

Name:
Lancelot, Dieudonné
Dates:
1822-1894
Country:
France

Illustration

Subject:
Buildings & Monuments
Technique:
Wood Engraving
Engraver:
Bertrand, Antoine Valérie
Format:
Portrait (taller)

Book

Title:
Les merveilles de l'architecture
Author:
Lefèvre, André
Publisher:
Paris: Hachette, 1867
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Description:

Khorsabad is an ancient Assyrian city now in Iraq. It is famous in particular for the palace of King Sargon II, who was also the founder of the city: the ancient Akkadian name of Khorsabad, Dur Sharrukin, means “Fortress of Sargon”.

In addition to the palace, the city included a temple dedicated to Nabu, a god of Nature and of the art of writing.

The caption reads in the original French: Khorsabad. — Temple assyrien restauré.

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