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# Relief of King Ashurbanipal uncovered in Nineveh
- URL: https://www.assyriapost.com/relief-of-king-ashurbanipal-uncovered-in-nineveh/
- Published: 2025-07-15T20:23:01.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-22T22:33:07.000Z
- Description: German archeologists have found a monumental relief depicting the legendary Assyrian king.
- Author: The Assyria Post
- Tags: Assyria

Archaeologists from Heidelberg University have **uncovered a monumental stone relief** depicting **King Ashurbanipal** in the North Palace at ancient **Nineveh** (modern-day Mosul), [reports](https://phys.org/news/2025-05-archaeologists-uncover-monumental-relief-king.html?ref=assyriapost.com#google%5Fvignette) phys.org. 

Carved on an enormous slab measuring approximately**5.5 m by 3 m** and weighing around **12 tons**, the relief uniquely portrays the king flanked by two supreme deities—**Ashur** and **Ishtar**—alongside protective figures like a fish-god and possibly a scorpion-man. 

This fresco adorned a niche opposite the throne room entrance, highlighting its ceremonial importance. Remarkably, fragments were excavated from a Hellenistic-period pit–likely buried accidentally or deliberately to conceal them. Findings will be restored in situ, with plans for public display, marking a significant addition to surviving Assyrian royal iconography. Scholars are now examining its artistic and cultural implications in detail.