Photo: Ancient inscription of King Ashrunas Parr II of Assyria.

Piles of history (photos of john baker) Some cultural relics with inscriptions survived the destruction of Nimrud, the ancient city of Assyria. On-site science popularization showed scholars some photos of inscriptions, and scholars could recognize what was written on them. In this high-resolution image, we can see the carved remains on the legs of the statue, protruding from a pile of destroyed cultural relics.

The inscription beside his leg tells the story of how Ashrunas Parr II, king of Assyria (reigned from 883 to 859 BC), established a monkey colony in Nimrud. The king got the female monkey as a tribute from the land along the Mediterranean coast and raised it with the male monkey. In order to establish a colony, he also bought (or already owned) the male monkey. The inscription says that "groups of people" live in Nimrud.

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It is an unknown world.

(Photo of john baker) This inscription describes who Asher Naspal II is and who his father and grandfather are. It also describes the land he conquered and the palace he built in Nimrud. The words on this inscription are one of at least eight known ancient inscriptions. Albert Kirk Grayson published a translation in 199 1. I built this palace to make rulers and princes admire it forever and decorate it magnificently. Sadly, most of the palaces were destroyed by the * * * countries.

The work of art that survived the modern war (photographed by john baker) was actually restored at some time before the war and survived to some extent. It shows an elf with wings, which is a common pattern in ancient Assyrian art. The inscription on the artwork records that this is the property of Ashlunas Parr II.

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Ancient Copyright (john baker Photography) Another existing work of art, despite serious damage. Iraqi archaeologists have arrived at the scene, hoping to clean up and reassemble the surviving artworks. In ancient times, this inscription was copied many times. It is said that this work of art is "the property of Ascher Nasipal Palace, the deputy regent of ashur", which was selected from Enrile and Ninuta. It is the love of Anu and Dagan, the destructive weapon of the Great God, the powerful king, the king of the universe and the king of Assyria ...

The ancient and beautiful monument (photographed by john baker) also survived the destruction of Nimrud. Grant Frame, a professor of Near East Language and Civilization at the University of Pennsylvania, pointed out that this language was copied many times in ancient times. "After the king's name and title, it summed up the king's conquest, and then recorded the architecture and decoration of Nimrud Palace," Frame said.

"Damaged but survived" (john baker's photo), and the destruction frenzy of ISIL in Nimrud is terrible, and many cultural relics still exist. If you look closely at the lower right corner of this photo, you can see another inscription that survived the attack. With the preservation, recording and photographing of existing cultural relics by archaeologists, more information about existing cultural relics will become available.

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