NEST 319 Lecture 28: Lecture 28 Notes
20 Dec 2018
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Neo-assyrian period - ashurnasirpal ii"s north-west palace at nimrud (continued) Assyrian chariots chase the enemy on horseback --> depicts a scene where there are fallen trees and decapitated bodies at the top. Inscriptions indicated it is probably a scene at the capture of. They are also cutting down the orchards --> this is significant as the inscriptions also indicate cutting down the orchards during the battle at. Damdammusa (shows the link between written and visual texts) Assyrians cross to a city in the water --> there is water on the right side (depicted with wavy lines), to indicate the city is within the water. There are assyrians swimming across the body of water to try and access the city. Links to the city of carchemish --> this city was located close to the water (as per inscriptions), most "water cities" were also accessed by floating the chariots, but this was not depicted here which is unique to.
