In 2015, the Islamic State group razed the ruins of the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud. Now, researchers sifting through the rubble have unearthed artifacts from a ruined temple dedicated to Ishtar, the Mesopotamian goddess of love and war.
In 2015, the Islamic State group razed the ruins of the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud, located 30 kilometers south of Mosul in modern-day Iraq. Wielding bombs and bulldozers, they demolished the city’s nearly 3000-year-old palace, temples, sculptures, and carvings in just a matter of days. Now, researchers sifting through the rubble have unearthed previously unknown artifacts from a ruined temple dedicated to Ishtar, the Mesopotamian goddess of love and war.
Earlier this year, archaeologists from Iraq and the University of Pennsylvania discovered fragments of a large stone monument that depict Ishtar alongside an influential Assyrian king, Ashurnasirpal II. The fragments were found in a modern reconstruction of the Temple of Ishtar that encased original historic remains in the northern sector of Nimrud—once the capital of the ancient Assyrian Empire.
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