Assyrian Stelae Reliefs Photos

The Assyrians of Mesopotamia carved large detailed stelae reliefs (883-859 BCE) picturing their kings, history & religious beliefs. Many such stelae were also superimposed with descriptions written in cuneiform characters. One common theme showed pairs of two-winged genie (aka genius) one with human head & one with eagle head. Libation induced trances would cause a transition between the two states. Some later carvings are also included on this page.

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Assyrian two winged genies with various attributes from Nimrud NW Palace of Kings at Museum Ägyptischer Kunst. Munich, Germany.Assyrian two winged genie from Nimrud NW Palace of Kings at Museum Ägyptischer Kunst. Munich, Germany.Assyrian two winged genie from Nimrud NW Palace of Kings at Museum Ägyptischer Kunst. Munich, Germany.Assyrian two winged genie from Nimrud NW Palace of Kings at Museum Ägyptischer Kunst. Munich, Germany.
Assyrian two winged genies with various attributes (c870 BCE) from Nimrud NW Palace of Kings at Museum Ägyptischer Kunst. Munich, Germany.Assyrian two winged genie (c870 BCE) from Nimrud NW Palace of Kings at Museum Ägyptischer Kunst. Munich, Germany.Assyrian two winged genie (c870 BCE) from Nimrud NW Palace of Kings at Museum Ägyptischer Kunst. Munich, Germany.Assyrian two winged genie (c870 BCE) from Nimrud NW Palace of Kings at Museum Ägyptischer Kunst. Munich, Germany.
Assyrian two winged genie from Nimrud NW Palace of Kings at Museum Ägyptischer Kunst. Munich, Germany.Assyrian two winged genie from Nimrud NW Palace of Kings at Museum Ägyptischer Kunst. Munich, Germany.Assyrian Tree of Life being pollinated by two winged genies from Nimrud NW Palace of Kings at Museum Ägyptischer Kunst. Munich, Germany.Assyrian alabaster slab carved with relief of Genius & flowering tree from Nimrud at Memorial Art Gallery. Rochester, NY.
Assyrian two winged genie (c870 BCE) from Nimrud NW Palace of Kings at Museum Ägyptischer Kunst. Munich, Germany.Assyrian two winged genie (c870 BCE) from Nimrud NW Palace of Kings at Museum Ägyptischer Kunst. Munich, Germany.Assyrian Tree of Life being pollinated by two winged genies (c870 BCE) from Nimrud NW Palace of Kings at Museum Ägyptischer Kunst. Munich, Germany.Assyrian alabaster slab carved with relief of Genius & flowering tree (c865-860 BCE) from Nimrud at Memorial Art Gallery. Rochester, NY.
Collection of Assyrian reliefs from King Ashur-nasir-pal II palace at Brooklyn Museum. Brooklyn, NY.Assyrian relief of eagle-headed genie from King Ashur-nasir-pal II palace of Nimrud at Brooklyn Museum. Brooklyn, NY.Assyrian relief of winged genie with horned helmet from King Ashur-nasir-pal II palace of Nimrud at Brooklyn Museum. Brooklyn, NY.Two reliefs of Assyrian genies from King Ashur-nasir-pal II palace of Nimrud at Brooklyn Museum. Brooklyn, NY.
Collection of Assyrian reliefs (883-859 BCE) from King Ashur-nasir-pal II palace at Brooklyn Museum. Brooklyn, NY.Assyrian relief of eagle-headed genie (apkallu) (883-859 BCE) from King Ashur-nasir-pal II palace of Nimrud at Brooklyn Museum. Brooklyn, NY.Assyrian relief of winged genie with horned helmet (883-859 BCE) from King Ashur-nasir-pal II palace of Nimrud at Brooklyn Museum. Brooklyn, NY.Two reliefs of Assyrian genies (883-859 BCE) from King Ashur-nasir-pal II palace of Nimrud at Brooklyn Museum. Brooklyn, NY.
Assyrian relief of King Ashur-nasir-pal II & winged genie from King Ashur-nasir-pal II palace of Nimrud at Brooklyn Museum. Brooklyn, NY.Assyrian relief of winged genie with fancy bracelets from King Ashur-nasir-pal II palace of Nimrud at Brooklyn Museum. Brooklyn, NY.Detail of Assyrian relief of winged genie with fancy bracelets from King Ashur-nasir-pal II palace of Nimrud at Brooklyn Museum. Brooklyn, NY.Detail of Assyrian relief of winged genie with fancy bracelets from King Ashur-nasir-pal II palace of Nimrud at Brooklyn Museum. Brooklyn, NY.
Assyrian relief of King Ashur-nasir-pal II & winged genie (883-859 BCE) from King Ashur-nasir-pal II palace of Nimrud at Brooklyn Museum. Brooklyn, NY.Assyrian relief of winged genie with fancy bracelets (883-859 BCE) from King Ashur-nasir-pal II palace of Nimrud at Brooklyn Museum. Brooklyn, NY.Detail of Assyrian relief of winged genie with fancy bracelets (883-859 BCE) from King Ashur-nasir-pal II palace of Nimrud at Brooklyn Museum. Brooklyn, NY.Detail of Assyrian relief of winged genie with fancy bracelets (883-859 BCE) from King Ashur-nasir-pal II palace of Nimrud at Brooklyn Museum. Brooklyn, NY.
Assyrian relief of eagle-headed genie with between two sacred trees from King Ashur-nasir-pal II palace of Nimrud at Brooklyn Museum. Brooklyn, NY.Assyrian relief of Saluting Protective Spirit from Nimrud Northwest Palace at Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH.Alabaster Assyrian relief showing an eagle headed genie watering a sacred tree from Nimrud Palace in Yale Art Gallery. New Haven, CT.Alabaster Assyrian relief showing human headed genie watering a sacred tree from Nimrud Palace in Yale Art Gallery. New Haven, CT.
Assyrian relief of eagle-headed genie with between two sacred trees (883-859 BCE) from King Ashur-nasir-pal II palace of Nimrud at Brooklyn Museum. Brooklyn, NY.Assyrian relief of Saluting Protective Spirit (883-859 BCE) from Nimrud Northwest Palace at Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH.Alabaster Assyrian relief (883-859 B.C.) showing an eagle headed genie watering a sacred tree from Nimrud Palace in Yale Art Gallery. New Haven, CT.Alabaster Assyrian relief (883-859 B.C.) showing human headed genie watering a sacred tree from Nimrud Palace in Yale Art Gallery. New Haven, CT.
Assyrian relief of human-headed spirit figure tending sacred tree at Yale University Art Gallery. New Haven, CT.Assyrian relief of attendant carrying bow, arrows & mace at Yale University Art Gallery. New Haven, CT.One of pair of Assyrian reliefs of libation induced transition between winged human body with bird head to more normal form with panel over inscribed with cuneiform text at Pergamon Museum. Berlin, Germany.One of pair of Assyrian reliefs of libation induced transition between winged human body with bird head to more normal form with panel over inscribed with cuneiform text at Pergamon Museum. Berlin, Germany.
Assyrian relief of human-headed spirit figure (Apkallu) tending sacred tree (c883-859 BCE) at Yale University Art Gallery. New Haven, CT.Assyrian relief of attendant carrying bow, arrows & mace (c883-859 BCE) at Yale University Art Gallery. New Haven, CT.One of pair of Assyrian reliefs (883-859 BCE) of libation induced transition between winged human body with bird head to more normal form with panel over inscribed with cuneiform text at Pergamon Museum. Berlin, Germany.One of pair of Assyrian reliefs (883-859 BCE) of libation induced transition between winged human body with bird head to more normal form with panel over inscribed with cuneiform text at Pergamon Museum. Berlin, Germany.
Iran: alabaster reliefs of hawk-headed deity from palace of Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II at LACMA. Los Angeles, CA.Iran: alabaster reliefs of king with four wings from palace of Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II at LACMA. Los Angeles, CA.Iran: alabaster reliefs of two bearded men from palace of Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II at LACMA. Los Angeles, CA.Assyrian relief of winged human body with bird head in transition between to more human form at Pergamon Museum. Berlin, Germany.
Iran: alabaster reliefs of hawk-headed deity from palace of Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II (883-858 BCE) at LACMA. Los Angeles, CA.Iran: alabaster reliefs of king with four wings from palace of Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II (883-858 BCE) at LACMA. Los Angeles, CA.Iran: alabaster reliefs of two bearded men from palace of Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II (883-858 BCE) at LACMA. Los Angeles, CA.Assyrian relief of winged human body with bird head in transition between to more human form at Pergamon Museum. Berlin, Germany.
Assyrian schedu lamassu, a human headed, winged lion with horned crown cast from British Museum at Pergamon Museum. Berlin, Germany.Detail of face of Assyrian schedu lamassu, a human headed, winged lion with horned crown cast from British Museum at Pergamon Museum. Berlin, Germany.Babylonian full-size relief of hero with lion cub & winged bull with man's head from citadel of Dur-Sharukkin at the Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Babylonian relief of hero training a lion from citadel of Dur-Sharukkin at the Louvre Museum. Paris, France.
Assyrian schedu lamassu, a human headed, winged lion with horned crown cast from British Museum at Pergamon Museum. Berlin, Germany.Detail of face of Assyrian schedu lamassu, a human headed, winged lion with horned crown cast from British Museum at Pergamon Museum. Berlin, Germany.Babylonian full-size relief of hero with lion cub & winged bull with man's head (c710 BC) from citadel of Dur-Sharukkin at the Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Babylonian relief of hero training a lion (c710 BC) from citadel of Dur-Sharukkin at the Louvre Museum. Paris, France.
Babylonian relief of horse driver from citadel of Dur-Sharukkin at the Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Babylonian relief of servants carrying small chariot from citadel of Dur-Sharukkin at the Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Basalt stele of Assyrian King Esarhaddon with cuneiform inscription from Sam'al in Turkey at Pergamon Museum. Berlin, Germany.Capital in form of two bulls for supporting ceiling beams of Persian palace of Darius I at Suse at the Louvre Museum. Paris, France.
Babylonian relief of horse driver (c710 BC) from citadel of Dur-Sharukkin at the Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Babylonian relief of servants carrying small chariot (c710 BC) from citadel of Dur-Sharukkin at the Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Basalt stele of Assyrian King Esarhaddon with cuneiform inscription (671 BCE) from Sam'al (Zincirli) in Turkey at Pergamon Museum. Berlin, Germany.Capital in form of two bulls (510 BCE) for supporting ceiling beams of Persian palace of Darius I at Suse (Iran) at the Louvre Museum. Paris, France.
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