October
22
/ 2022
Eight stunningly detailed carved stone panels have been discovered near the Mosul, Iraq. They were unearthed near Mashki Gate, a site that was bulldozed by Islamic State (IS) terrorists in 2016. The Iraqi State Board of Antiquities and Heritage recently told AFP that the ancient stone carved panels date back to the King Sennacherib, who ruled the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh from 705 to 681 BC. Destruction and Restoration of Historical Treasures King Sennacherib, Akkadian Sin-akhkheeriba, was the son of Sargon II. After a string of legendary military wins in the region, Sennacherib made Nineveh his capital city and famously expanded the settlement. He built a grand new palace and erected thick inner and outer city walls that still
