Southwest Palace of Sennacherib
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The Southwest Palace of Sennacherib is a grand Neo-Assyrian royal residence and administrative complex built by King Sennacherib in ancient Nineveh, renowned for its extensive reliefs and monumental architecture.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Palace of Sennacherib | 1 |
| Room XXXVI of the Southwest Palace at Nineveh | 1 |
| Southwest Palace at Nineveh | 1 |
| Southwest Palace of Sennacherib canonical | 1 |
| Southwest Palace of Sennacherib at Nineveh | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neo-Assyrian palace
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ royal palace ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Neo-Assyrian ⓘ |
| artifactsLocatedIn |
British Museum
ⓘ
Iraqi National Museum ⓘ
surface form:
Iraq Museum
various international museums ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Sennacherib’s building program
ⓘ
capital city of Nineveh ⓘ |
| builder | Sennacherib ⓘ |
| completionDate | early 7th century BCE ⓘ |
| condition | ruined ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod | Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Sennacherib ⓘ |
| depicts |
Assyrian military campaigns
ⓘ
construction of canals and cities ⓘ royal hunts ⓘ tribute processions ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Austen Henry Layard ⓘ |
| excavationStart | 1840s ⓘ |
| hasPart |
administrative suites
ⓘ
courtyards ⓘ gateways ⓘ reception halls ⓘ storerooms ⓘ throne room ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of the Ancient City of Nineveh ⓘ |
| inception | c. 704 BCE ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Akkadian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Nineveh
ⓘ
ancient Assyria ⓘ modern-day Mosul area ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
mudbrick
ⓘ
stone orthostats ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed battle scenes
ⓘ
extensive stone reliefs ⓘ lion-hunt reliefs ⓘ monumental architecture ⓘ orthostat wall panels ⓘ |
| partOf |
royal quarter of Nineveh
ⓘ
surface form:
citadel of Nineveh
royal quarter of Nineveh ⓘ |
| startDate |
late 8th century BCE
ⓘ
reign of Sennacherib ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
looting
ⓘ
modern conflict ⓘ |
| use |
administrative center
ⓘ
ceremonial complex ⓘ royal residence ⓘ |
| writingSystem | cuneiform ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Palace of Sennacherib
this entity surface form:
Southwest Palace at Nineveh
this entity surface form:
Southwest Palace of Sennacherib at Nineveh
this entity surface form:
Room XXXVI of the Southwest Palace at Nineveh