Hollywood should finally make a Movie about the ancient Assyrians

There you are Irving Finkle! I was looking for you.

Had the opportunity to see these magnificent reliefs in person more than once. Every time I visit London I make sure I visit the British Museum and the Assyrian Lion Hunt Reliefs - they are breathtaking!

@TheNavarro6767

6 жыл бұрын

On my bucket list. (You are lucky to have the ability to travel.)

@theallseeingmaster

5 жыл бұрын

They practically ran us through there, the British Museum, when I visited as a teen in the early 70's. We took great senior trips when I was in high school.

@redtobertshateshandles

Жыл бұрын

Spent two days. Could spend a week there.

Thank you dear Josh ..extraordinary art ..loved the in depth documentary ....

Yes, it's breathtaking, it's the civilization of my country, Iraq, the civilization of Mesopotamia,,,

An excellent presentation. I visited the Museum in 1996. Sadly, with only a day, I missed this. Nevertheless, I still think it was a fantastic experience, especially remember Sutton Hoo, Cromwell's death mask, and more relevant to this, the Parthenon friezes. As a New Zealander, from a place colonised by people from the British Isles, I am a biassed evaluator of British scholarship. Nevertheless, I will say I am a grateful admirer of it.

Yea they did Assyria king was giving the wisdom by the creator

These are some of the items on the lists of people demanding they are returned, but had they been returned they would have been destroyed by ISIS along with treasures that were still Nineva. From my perspective, these treasures belong to all mankind and are more accessible to all mankind in London as it is one of the most visited cities on earth. The British Museum is free to visit, so even the poorest person can go on their day off, unlike museums in other countries. When I travelled when younger, I had to carefully pick which sites I saw as museums and galleries are very expensive in other countries. Also, how many visit Mosul compared to London? London isn't just an English city in fac the English make up less than 50% of the population and it has millions of people from around the world living, working and visiting at any given time. These reliefs are free and accessible to all those members of the human race to whom these treasures belong. The most important thing is that these treasures are protected and accessible to all. This would not be true if they were in Iraq.

Ashurbanipal carried a handbag! Is this the same type as carried by statues in old Mexico? What can this mean?

At about minute 9 the relief shows a man pouring a red liquid over the dead lions. Wine? Blood? Why? And later on, and in many Mesopotamian reliefs, the king is holding (showing) a sort of pine cone. What does this symbolise?

"it's likely they didn't have carbon steel" well, seeing as the reliefs were produced several thousand years before steel was discovered, I'd say pretty likely.

@redtobertshateshandles

Жыл бұрын

Meteorite Steel was available. You're assuming people were backward.

If you go back to history,they where from the line of Enki and Enil (Falling Angel). That why they kill there enmity the way they did. They had strength of the gods,but no mention here. They where stolen because these articles belong to the gods which the royal family claims as their ancestors.

@jhb1493

2 жыл бұрын

Take your meds. Also, it's awesome that you edited your post and yet it's still written as if you have brain damage.

I think it is difficult for modern people to understand the basics of hunting with spears and arrows. Even the Congolese pygmy have been known to kill elefants with their spears. The cattle herders (Maasai) of the savannah from boyhood, learn to kill lions. For royal hunting history of the huntings of European royalty will tell why many people are needed for these hunts. Animals had to be rounded up for days ahead of the hunt and then chased towards the place where the king or dignitaries were given a chance for killing.

You're going to be reminded that power comes from the barrel of a gun soon. If the British empire didn't do it, someone else would have.

Hurmozd is an old Persian name. (Straits of Hurmozd ) Could he have been a zoroastrian?

@philregaz599

4 жыл бұрын

Most modern Iraqi Christians (Assyrian-aramaic speakers) have Persian names because of Persian influence on Mesopotamia during the time of nestorianism.

How do they know if the artist was male?

@sanial-moussa1723

2 жыл бұрын

They don't

@sanial-moussa1723

2 жыл бұрын

But I'm an assyrian man and an artist so yeah

@ameralkhateeb5038

10 ай бұрын

id bet my life it was. dont be silly.

IT'S THE FALL OF ATLANTIS.

the British were wrong on so many diplomatic issues throughout their many years of worldwide domination.

@redtobertshateshandles

Жыл бұрын

Boo hoo.