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Ziggurat of Khorsabad

Dur-Sharrukin was the Assyrian capital city built by Sargon II between 713-706 BC. It was located near the modern village of Khorsabad in northern Iraq. The city was planned in a rectangular layout measuring over 3 square kilometers surrounded by thick walls with seven gates. Within the walls was the royal palace complex in the north along with temples dedicated to various Mesopotamian gods. A large ziggurat temple tower was also constructed in the city. After Sargon II's death, the capital was moved to Nineveh. The archaeological remains show the city's defensive walls and foundations of the palace structures.

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Ziggurat of Khorsabad

Dur-Sharrukin was the Assyrian capital city built by Sargon II between 713-706 BC. It was located near the modern village of Khorsabad in northern Iraq. The city was planned in a rectangular layout measuring over 3 square kilometers surrounded by thick walls with seven gates. Within the walls was the royal palace complex in the north along with temples dedicated to various Mesopotamian gods. A large ziggurat temple tower was also constructed in the city. After Sargon II's death, the capital was moved to Nineveh. The archaeological remains show the city's defensive walls and foundations of the palace structures.

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ZIGGURAT OF

KHORSABAD
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SHASHANK .T .KULKARNI
FIRST YEAR/SEMESTER
,ARCHITECTURE
Dur-Sharrukin

 Dur-Sharrukin ("Fortress of Sargon";


Arabic:‫دور ش روكين‬, Syriac: ‫ܕܘܪ ܫܪܘ‬
‫)ܘܟܢ‬, present day Khorsabad, was the
Assyrian capital in the time of Sargon II
of Assyria. Khorsabad is a village in
northern Iraq, 15 km northeast of
Mosul. The great city was entirely built
in the decade preceding 706 BC. After
the unexpected death of Sargon in battle,
the capital was shifted 20 km south to
Nineveh.
Description
o The town was of rectangular layout and measured 1758.6
by 1635 metres. The enclosed area comprised 3 square
kilometres, or 288 hectares. The length of the walls was
16280 Assyrian units, which according to Sargon himself
corresponded to the numerical value of his name.
o The city walls were massive and 157 towers protected its
sides. Seven gates entered the city from all directions.
o A walled terrace contained temples and the royal palace.
The main temples were dedicated to the gods Nabu,
Shamash and Sin, while Adad, Ningal and Ninurta had
smaller shrines.
o A temple tower, ziggurat, was also constructed. The palace
complex was situated on the northern wall of the city.
o At the entrance of the palace were a ramp and a large
doorway with the god-protector of the city Lamassu on one
side.
o The palace was adorned with sculptures and wall reliefs, and
the gates were flanked with winged-bull shedu statues
weighing up to 40 tons. Sargon supposedly lost at least one of
these winged bulls in the river.
Archaeology
Dur-Sharrukin is roughly a square with a border marked by a
city wall 24 meters thick with a stone foundation pierced by
seven massive gates. A mound in the northeast section marks the
location of the palace of Sargon II. At the time of its
construction, the village on the site was named Maganuba. [10]
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