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Nimrud
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Nim·rud  (nm-rd)
An ancient city of Assyria south of present-day Mosul, Iraq.
Nimrud [nɪmˈruːd]
n
(Placename) an ancient city in Assyria, near the present-day city of Mosul (Iraq): founded in about 1250 bc and destroyed by the Medes in 612 bc; excavated by Sir Austen Henry Layard
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Ka Bo Tsang Assyrian Relief In the ancient city of Kalhu in Northern Mesopotamia (today known as Nimrud, Iraq), this impressive alabaster relief once adorned the palace walls of Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II (883-859 BC).
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