Nimrud

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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1. How big is Nimrud?360 hectares (890 acres)
2. What is the location?Nineveh Plains, Upper Mesopotamia, Iraq
3. What is the original assyrian name?Kalḫu
4. What was Nimrud and why was it special?Nimrud was an ancient Assyrian city that served as a capital of the empire. It had huge palaces, temples, and giant statues called lamassu that protected the gates. The city was famous for its art and libraries with many cuneiform tablets.
5. Where was Nimrud located?Nimrud was in the desert on the Nineveh Plains, about 30 kilometers south of modern Mosul. It was near the Tigris and Great Zab rivers, which helped trade and military movement.

Neo-Assyrian Empire: A major Mesopotamian empire that flourished from the 10th to the 7th centuries BC, known for its military might and vast territorial control.
Cuneiform Tablets: Ancient clay tablets inscribed with wedge-shaped marks, used for writing in Mesopotamia, containing administrative, literary, and historical records.
Provenance Research: The study of the origin and ownership history of an artifact, crucial for understanding its context and for repatriation claims.