Had the opportunity to see these magnificent reliefs in person more than once. Every time I visit London I make sure I visit the British Museum and the Assyrian Lion Hunt Reliefs - they are breathtaking!
They practically ran us through there, the British Museum, when I visited as a teen in the early 70's. We took great senior trips when I was in high school.
I was twice in London in transit and both times used the gap between 2 connected flights for visiting British museum, mainly the ancient Near East section. Actually, I have booked tickets via London intentionally for visiting BM. Otherwise UK doesn't interest me
An excellent presentation. I visited the Museum in 1996. Sadly, with only a day, I missed this. Nevertheless, I still think it was a fantastic experience, especially remember Sutton Hoo, Cromwell's death mask, and more relevant to this, the Parthenon friezes. As a New Zealander, from a place colonised by people from the British Isles, I am a biassed evaluator of British scholarship. Nevertheless, I will say I am a grateful admirer of it.
In 1-st millennium BC there were not only lions in the Middle East, but also ostriches, and the Assyrian kings ran to catch up with them. To do this, you need to run almost 1.7 times faster than today's Olympic champions. Bas-reliefs with scenes of Assyrian kings hunting dolphins off the coast of Lebanon have also been preserved.
@@sharkusvelarde well, can you believe that anyone can lift a 550 kg stone above his head? But there is a such stone in Greece from antic times with an inscription that X from X (I don't remember now the name and his birthplace) did that
At about minute 9 the relief shows a man pouring a red liquid over the dead lions. Wine? Blood? Why? And later on, and in many Mesopotamian reliefs, the king is holding (showing) a sort of pine cone. What does this symbolise?
"it's likely they didn't have carbon steel" well, seeing as the reliefs were produced several thousand years before steel was discovered, I'd say pretty likely.
These are some of the items on the lists of people demanding they are returned, but had they been returned they would have been destroyed by ISIS along with treasures that were still Nineva. From my perspective, these treasures belong to all mankind and are more accessible to all mankind in London as it is one of the most visited cities on earth. The British Museum is free to visit, so even the poorest person can go on their day off, unlike museums in other countries. When I travelled when younger, I had to carefully pick which sites I saw as museums and galleries are very expensive in other countries. Also, how many visit Mosul compared to London? London isn't just an English city in fac the English make up less than 50% of the population and it has millions of people from around the world living, working and visiting at any given time. These reliefs are free and accessible to all those members of the human race to whom these treasures belong. The most important thing is that these treasures are protected and accessible to all. This would not be true if they were in Iraq.
If you go back to history,they where from the line of Enki and Enil (Falling Angel). That why they kill there enmity the way they did. They had strength of the gods,but no mention here. They where stolen because these articles belong to the gods which the royal family claims as their ancestors.
Most modern Iraqi Christians (Assyrian-aramaic speakers) have Persian names because of Persian influence on Mesopotamia during the time of nestorianism.
just compare ancient lion-fighting kings with the modern rulers like comiserable Starmer, Macron or Scholz and tears appear for full degradation of mankind...
I think it is difficult for modern people to understand the basics of hunting with spears and arrows. Even the Congolese pygmy have been known to kill elefants with their spears. The cattle herders (Maasai) of the savannah from boyhood, learn to kill lions. For royal hunting history of the huntings of European royalty will tell why many people are needed for these hunts. Animals had to be rounded up for days ahead of the hunt and then chased towards the place where the king or dignitaries were given a chance for killing.
Had the opportunity to see these magnificent reliefs in person more than once. Every time I visit London I make sure I visit the British Museum and the Assyrian Lion Hunt Reliefs - they are breathtaking!
On my bucket list. (You are lucky to have the ability to travel.)
They practically ran us through there, the British Museum, when I visited as a teen in the early 70's. We took great senior trips when I was in high school.
Spent two days. Could spend a week there.
I was twice in London in transit and both times used the gap between 2 connected flights for visiting British museum, mainly the ancient Near East section. Actually, I have booked tickets via London intentionally for visiting BM. Otherwise UK doesn't interest me
Absolutely amazing! So glad these have been preserved & shared with people today. ❤
There you are Irving Finkle! I was looking for you.
There is great fear for the king behind the artistic perfection
Hollywood should finally make a Movie about the ancient Assyrians
They will just say how we r Europeans and that Germans came from us when Germans came from Dutch people or even English
are you crazy? Realistic depicting of Assyrian kings will be assessed as a horrible challenge and insult to all current perverted narratives
Thank you dear Josh ..extraordinary art ..loved the in depth documentary ....
An excellent presentation. I visited the Museum in 1996. Sadly, with only a day, I missed this. Nevertheless, I still think it was a fantastic experience, especially remember Sutton Hoo, Cromwell's death mask, and more relevant to this, the Parthenon friezes.
As a New Zealander, from a place colonised by people from the British Isles, I am a biassed evaluator of British scholarship. Nevertheless, I will say I am a grateful admirer of it.
That means ancient syria had forests and vegetation instead of desert
Yes, it's breathtaking, it's the civilization of my country, Iraq, the civilization of Mesopotamia,,,
In 1-st millennium BC there were not only lions in the Middle East, but also ostriches, and the Assyrian kings ran to catch up with them. To do this, you need to run almost 1.7 times faster than today's Olympic champions. Bas-reliefs with scenes of Assyrian kings hunting dolphins off the coast of Lebanon have also been preserved.
No, no man is running down an ostrich.
@@sharkusvelarde well, can you believe that anyone can lift a 550 kg stone above his head? But there is a such stone in Greece from antic times with an inscription that X from X (I don't remember now the name and his birthplace) did that
@@tadcotadco6344 Oh jeezus not again
Ashurbanipal carried a handbag! Is this the same type as carried by statues in old Mexico? What can this mean?
At about minute 9 the relief shows a man pouring a red liquid over the dead lions. Wine? Blood? Why? And later on, and in many Mesopotamian reliefs, the king is holding (showing) a sort of pine cone. What does this symbolise?
"it's likely they didn't have carbon steel" well, seeing as the reliefs were produced several thousand years before steel was discovered, I'd say pretty likely.
Meteorite Steel was available. You're assuming people were backward.
You're going to be reminded that power comes from the barrel of a gun soon. If the British empire didn't do it, someone else would have.
These are some of the items on the lists of people demanding they are returned, but had they been returned they would have been destroyed by ISIS along with treasures that were still Nineva.
From my perspective, these treasures belong to all mankind and are more accessible to all mankind in London as it is one of the most visited cities on earth. The British Museum is free to visit, so even the poorest person can go on their day off, unlike museums in other countries. When I travelled when younger, I had to carefully pick which sites I saw as museums and galleries are very expensive in other countries. Also, how many visit Mosul compared to London? London isn't just an English city in fac the English make up less than 50% of the population and it has millions of people from around the world living, working and visiting at any given time. These reliefs are free and accessible to all those members of the human race to whom these treasures belong.
The most important thing is that these treasures are protected and accessible to all. This would not be true if they were in Iraq.
Or just looted and sold away piece by piece
Yea they did Assyria king was giving the wisdom by the creator
If you go back to history,they where from the line of Enki and Enil (Falling Angel). That why they kill there enmity the way they did. They had strength of the gods,but no mention here.
They where stolen because these articles belong to the gods which the royal family claims as their ancestors.
Take your meds. Also, it's awesome that you edited your post and yet it's still written as if you have brain damage.
Hurmozd is an old Persian name. (Straits of Hurmozd ) Could he have been a zoroastrian?
Most modern Iraqi Christians (Assyrian-aramaic speakers) have Persian names because of Persian influence on Mesopotamia during the time of nestorianism.
How do they know if the artist was male?
They don't
But I'm an assyrian man and an artist so yeah
id bet my life it was. dont be silly.
Is there any other art that simultaneously so beautiful and so horrible?
just compare ancient lion-fighting kings with the modern rulers like comiserable Starmer, Macron or Scholz and tears appear for full degradation of mankind...
I think it is difficult for modern people to understand the basics of hunting with spears and arrows. Even the Congolese pygmy have been known to kill elefants with their spears. The cattle herders (Maasai) of the savannah from boyhood, learn to kill lions. For royal hunting history of the huntings of European royalty will tell why many people are needed for these hunts. Animals had to be rounded up for days ahead of the hunt and then chased towards the place where the king or dignitaries were given a chance for killing.
IT'S THE FALL OF ATLANTIS.
the British were wrong on so many diplomatic issues throughout their many years of worldwide domination.
Boo hoo.