Fortress of Sargon
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Fortress of Sargon is the modern name for Dur-Sharrukin, the Assyrian capital city built by King Sargon II in the late 8th century BCE in present-day Iraq.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| House of Sargon | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
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archaeological site ⓘ former capital city ⓘ |
| abandonedInCentury | 7th century BCE ⓘ |
| artifactsLocatedIn |
British Museum
NERFINISHED
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Iraq Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ Louvre Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToCivilization | Mesopotamian civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Neo-Assyrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate |
circa 717 BCE
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late 8th century BCE ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Austen Henry Layard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paul-Émile Botta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationStartCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Sargon II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Dur-Sharrukin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dur-Sharrukin (Fortress of Sargon) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCityLayout | orthogonal plan ⓘ |
| hasCityPlanType | planned city ⓘ |
| hasCulture | Assyrian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
administrative buildings
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city walls ⓘ fortifications ⓘ lamassu statues NERFINISHED ⓘ relief sculptures ⓘ royal palace ⓘ temples ⓘ |
| hasModernName | Dur-Sharrukin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPeriod | Neo-Assyrian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSignificance | example of Neo-Assyrian royal urban planning ⓘ |
| hasTranslation | Fortress of Sargon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUNESCOStatus | part of the tentative World Heritage context of Assyrian capitals (informal) ⓘ |
| inUseUntil | after the death of Sargon II ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Akkadian ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | northern Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Nineveh plain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
modern Khorsabad ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sargon II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Neo-Assyrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Kalhu (Nimrud) as Assyrian capital NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionPracticed | Mesopotamian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAs | capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Nineveh as Assyrian capital ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Iron Age ⓘ |
| writtenInCuneiform | Akkadian inscriptions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
House of Sargon
this entity surface form:
House of Sargon