| See also the renderings of the building from the 3D computer models reconstructing the building and reconstructing the excavation trenches. |
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| View east across Room 3 of the Ashur-nasir-pal (or Central) Building. Partially sunken into the floor near the middle of the room is a broken clay tub. |
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Date: mostly, period of Ashur-nasir-pal II
Inv. # VE37-74
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| View south across early excavation of the North Area, encompassing the Central Building (specifically across doorway 'b' toward longitudinal room '1'). |
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Date: period of Ashur-nasir-pal II
Inv. # VE3-74
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| View southeast across early excavation of the North Area, encompassing the Central Building (specifically across doorway 'b' toward longitudinal room '1'). |
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Date: period of Ashur-nasir-pal II
Inv. # VE5-74
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| View southeast across early excavation of the North Area, encompassing the Central Building (specifically across doorway 'b' toward longitudinal room '1'). |
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Date: period of Ashur-nasir-pal II
Inv. # VE7-74
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| View north looking from the middle of doorway 'b' into Room 4 beyond, with relief panel 2 just visible in the lower right corner of the image. Room 4 to the north has, as of this photo, not been fully cleared to the extent shown on the plan below. |
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Date: mostly, period of Ashur-nasir-pal II
Inv. # VE39-74
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| View east across early excavation of the North Area, encompassing the Central Building (specifically looking across the surviving lower sections of the facade lamassu; #6 and #7 in the central foreground). |
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Date: period of Ashur-nasir-pal II
Inv. # VE4-74
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| View east across early excavation of the North Area, encompassing the Central Building (specifically looking across the surviving lower sections of the facade lamassu; #6 and #7 in the central foreground). |
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Date: period of Ashur-nasir-pal II
Inv. # VE8-74
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| View northeast across early excavation of the North Area, encompassing the Central Building (specifically looking across the surviving lower sections of the facade lamassu; #6 and #7 in the central foreground; room '1' beyond in the center-left middleground). |
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Date: period of Ashur-nasir-pal II
Inv. # VE6-74
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| View east across early excavation of the North Area, encompassing the Central Building (specifically looking across the surviving lower sections of facade lamassu; #4 and #5; with the base of the Rassam obelisk in the distance). The tile-paved platform of the citadel clearly visible on both sides of the lamassu.
See also the 3D model of the Rassam obelisk.
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Date: period of Ashur-nasir-pal II
Inv. # VE9-74
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| View south (top photo) and view north (lower photo) to the area of a deep sounding behind lamassu #5 (in grid N20 / E10) showing the depth of the initial tile paving base to the citadel on which the buildings and sculpture rest.
No further information about the sounding was provided in the preliminary excavation summary notebooks.
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Date: period of Ashur-nasir-pal II
Inv. # VE36-38-74
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| View west across early excavation of the North Area, encompassing the Central Building (specifically looking across the surviving lower sections of facade lamassu; #4 and #5; with the broken base of the Rassam obelisk in the foreground).
See also the 3D model of the Rassam obelisk.
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Date: period of Ashur-nasir-pal II
Inv. # VE10-74
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| View south (in grid N20 / E10) looking down at the rear of pair of eastern lamassu of the Ashur-nasir-pal (Central) Building. The view shows the various pavement levels and what appears to be a drain curving northeastward under what would have been one tower of the facade (the feature is also visible in VE9-74 and VE10-74, above). |
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Date: various (lamassu are the period of Ashur-nasir-pal II), the other features' dates are not specified
Inv. # VE31-74
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| View northwest (in grid N20 / E10) toward a bull lamassu (#5 on the plan) from the right-hand facade tower of the Ashur-nasir-pal (Central) Building, also showing the excavation in front and with a baulk down the center of the main entry.
Further information on the sculpture can be found on the lamassu page.
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Date: various (lamassu are the period of Ashur-nasir-pal II), the other features' dates are not specified
Inv. # VE33-74
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| View southeast (in grid N20 / E0) toward a fallen bull lamassu (#6 on the plan) from the left-hand facade tower of the Ashur-nasir-pal (Central) Building, also showing the excavation baulk down the center of the main entry.
Further information on the sculpture can be found on the lamassu page.
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Date: various (lamassu are the period of Ashur-nasir-pal II), the other features' dates are not specified
Inv. # VE30-74
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