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Type: Book
ISBN: Unknown
Page count: 117
Language: English
Published: 1853
Publisher: London, England: John Murray, Albemarle Street
Author: Austen Henry Layard
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The Monuments of Nineveh, published in 1853, is the first volume from Austen H. Layard's exploration work in the Middle East (Iraq area). This work contains one hundred plates and drawings made at the time of the artifact discovery. Most of the plates show scenes and depictions of Assyrian culture, which dates back to 1350 - 500 BCE.

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The Babylonian religion was practiced throughout modern-day Iraq and the general near east (Mesopotamia) during antiquity. Its chief deity was Marduk.

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Akkadian

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Austen Henry Layard

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Sir Austen Henry Layard was an English archaeologist, cuneiformist, historian, and politician.
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Layard, Austen H. The Monuments of Nineveh: From Drawings Made on the Spot. Vol I., First Series of the Monuments of Nineveh. London, England: John Murray, 1853. [First published in 1849]

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