Queens' Tombs At Nimrud
The Queens' Tombs at Nimrud are a set of four tombs discovered by Muzahim Hussein at the site of what was once the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud. Once the capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, Nimrud (known also by its biblical name Calah and its ancient name Kalhu) was located on the East bank of the Tigris, Tigris river, in what would be modern day Northern Iraq. Nimrud became the second capital of the Assyrian empire during the ninth century BCE, under Ashurnasirpal II, Assurnasirpal II.Spurrier, Tracy L. “Finding Hama: On the Identification of a Forgotten Queen Buried in the Nimrud Tombs.” Journal of Near Eastern Studies 76, no. 1 (2017): 153. https://doi.org/10.1086/690911.Hussein, Muzahim Mahmoud, Mark Altaweel, McGuire Gibson, and Donny George Youkana. Nimrud: The Queens' Tombs. Baghdad: Iraqi State Board of Antiquities and Heritage, 2016. Assurnasirpal II expanded the city and built one of the most significant architectural achievements at Nimrud, the Northwest Palace– ...
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