Calah
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Calah is an ancient Assyrian city, better known today as Nimrud, which served as a major political and cultural center of the Neo-Assyrian Empire in northern Mesopotamia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Calah canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Assyrian city
ⓘ
ancient city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kalah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kalhu NERFINISHED ⓘ Nimrud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateDistanceFrom | about 30 kilometers southeast of Mosul ⓘ |
| capitalFromCentury | 9th century BCE ⓘ |
| culture | Assyrian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedTempleTo |
Ishtar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nabu NERFINISHED ⓘ Ninurta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Austen Henry Layard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationBeganIn | 1840s ⓘ |
| flourishedInPeriod | Neo-Assyrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Shalmaneser I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 13th century BCE ⓘ |
| governedBy | Assyrian kings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSiteName | Nimrud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableStructure |
Fort Shalmaneser
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northwest Palace of Ashurnasirpal II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTypeSiteFor | Neo-Assyrian palace reliefs ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important archaeological heritage site of Iraq ⓘ |
| inscriptionsLanguage | Akkadian ⓘ |
| knownFor |
fortifications
ⓘ
lamassu sculptures NERFINISHED ⓘ palaces ⓘ reliefs ⓘ temples ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Assyria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Mosul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | east bank of the Tigris River ⓘ |
| madeCapitalBy | Ashurnasirpal II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyRiver | Tigris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Neo-Assyrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rebuiltBy | Ashurnasirpal II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Mesopotamian polytheism ⓘ |
| servedAs |
capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
ⓘ
major cultural center of the Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ major political center of the Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ |
| sufferedEvent | destruction and looting in the 21st century ⓘ |
| threatenedBy | ISIS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Bronze Age
ⓘ
Iron Age ⓘ |
| writingSystem | cuneiform ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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