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Ivory Carved Apkallu
Panel with a male figure grasping a tree; winged sun disc above Period: Neo-Assyrian Date: ca. 8th century B.C. Geography: Mesopotamia,...
Ryan Moorhen
Jul 30, 20181 min read
Apkallu & Lamassu BOTH Warding off Evil Spirits
This Apkallu and Lamassu ward off evil spirits or demons and protect humans and their place of residence. 9th century BCE. From Nimrud,...
Ryan Moorhen
Jul 30, 20181 min read
The Mysterious Apkallu Flower Bracelet
A close-up image of a rosette-type bracelet. This is part of a large alabaster bas-relief which depicts an eagle-headed and winged...
Ryan Moorhen
Jul 30, 20181 min read
Apkallu & Composite Beings in Neo-Babylonian Art
“An examination of all the extant, provenanced depictions of composite beings, Mischwesen, in Neo-Babylonian (NB) iconography sheds...
Ryan Moorhen
Jul 30, 20185 min read
Apkallu Pine Cone
Alabaster bas-relief detail showing an Apkallu holding a pine cone. Neo-Assyrian Period, 865-860 BCE. Detail of Panel 4, Room F, the...
Ryan Moorhen
Jul 30, 20181 min read
Assyrian Apkallus from Nimrud holding a Deer
When you enter Room 7 of the British Museum, after passing through two colossal lamassus, you are taken through time to the North-West...
Ryan Moorhen
Jul 30, 20182 min read
Apkallu Full Length Panel from Kahlu
This panel represents a supernatural protective figure similar to those seen in the Northwest Palace at Nimrud (ancient Kalhu) but comes...
Ryan Moorhen
Jul 30, 20181 min read
Assyrian Ceremonial Bucket - Cermonial Apkallu
This is a close-up image of an Assyrian bucket (banduddu) held by a protective spirit (Apkallu). During certain ceremonies, this bucket...
Ryan Moorhen
Jul 30, 20181 min read
The Apkallu and the Bīt Mēseri Ritual
“The study of F.A.M. Wiggermann on protective spirits has contributed considerably to the understanding of the apkallus in Bīt Mēseri....
Ryan Moorhen
Jul 30, 201810 min read
Hittites Land - Agriculture in the Fertile Crescent
The ancient Near East, and the Fertile Crescent in particular, is generally seen as the birthplace of agriculture. In the fourth...
Ryan Moorhen
Jul 30, 20182 min read
Hittite War Chariot
Relief orthostat (stone slab at base of wall) of war chariot from Sam'al (Turkey), west side of citadel gate; Basalt; Late Hittite period...
Ryan Moorhen
Jul 30, 20181 min read
The Kingdom of Mittani
The Kingdom of Mittani, known to the people of the land, and the Assyrians, as Hanigalbat and to the Egyptians as Naharin and Metani,...
Ryan Moorhen
Jul 30, 20185 min read
The Kigdom of Hatti - invaded by the Hittites
The Hatti were an aboriginal people in central Anatolia (present-day Turkey) who first appeared in the area around the River Kizil Irmak....
Ryan Moorhen
Jul 30, 20185 min read
Ramesses II - Victory over Hittites
Ramesses II (1279-1213 BCE, alternative spellings: Ramses, Rameses) was known to the Egyptians as Userma’atre’setepenre, which means...
Ryan Moorhen
Jul 30, 20189 min read
Sea Peoples - Hittite Empire
The Sea Peoples were a confederacy of naval raiders who harried the coastal towns and cities of the Mediterranean region between c....
Ryan Moorhen
Jul 30, 20188 min read
5 Key Sites Of The Hittite Empire
Although mentioned several times in the Biblical texts, the actual existence of the Hittites was largely forgotten until the late 19th...
Ryan Moorhen
Jul 30, 20182 min read
Hittites and Kadesh
Kadesh was a city in the region of Syria and an important center of trade in the ancient world. It is probably best known as the site of...
Ryan Moorhen
Jul 30, 20185 min read
The Hittites - Quiet Pioneers of Mesopotamia
While its origins remain mysterious even today, the Hittite Empire was one of the most significant of the Mesopotamian kingdoms, powerful...
Ryan Moorhen
Jul 30, 20182 min read
The Hittites
The Hittites occupied the ancient region of Anatolia (also known as Asia Minor, modern-day Turkey) prior to 1700 BCE, developed a culture...
Ryan Moorhen
Jul 30, 201812 min read
Why the Fish-Cloaked Apkallu ?
In order to protect the household, this protective figure (apkallu or sage) would be buried beneath the floor in groups of seven. This...
Ryan Moorhen
Jul 29, 20181 min read
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