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In the Assyrian hall visitors can also admire colossal limestone statues of human-headed, winged bulls called lamassu, dated to the eight and ninth centuries BC, that guarded the ancient cities of Nimrud on the River Tigris and Dur Sharrukin, modern-day Khorsabad.
hernesheir commented on the word lamassu
Cuneiform: ↗, AN.KAL
Akkadian
May 3, 2011
ruzuzu commented on the word lamassu
Excellently iroquoisy. (We've been talking about Ur lately--see urzuzu.)
May 3, 2011
ruzuzu commented on the word lamassu
Ur... I mean ur. I guess.
May 3, 2011