The palace decoration of Ashurbanipal
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- Ashurbanipal wasn't just an Assyrian king, he was a propaganda king. The layout, decorations and even the landscaping of his palaces were all made to point to one major fact - he was more powerful than you.
WARNING: includes scenes of pet lions.
DOUBLE WARNING: Pet lions are a bad idea.
The BP exhibition I am Ashurbanipal: king of the world, king of Assyria
8 November 2018 - 24 February 2019
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Well, that's a relief.
That was terribly brilliant.
When you have to resort to puns you know you've hit rock bottom.
eating and drinking should be avoided when reading this comment...I nearly aspirated.
I'm sorry it basalted your senses
@@britishmuseum, I didn't think you'd be even boulder, as to make more puns! I think you take them too much for granite.
Such a huge fan of Assyrian history. Definitely deserves more attention in my opinion. The British Museum as usual doing a great work!
@@SpaceVoice1 they would have been safe home if it wasn't for the US-British invasion of Iraq. There is always excuse to steal
FreeTube oh so the relics would be safe in what is today known as Iraq if the US did not invade?
And in the meantime the Iraqis would’ve been able to continue living miserable lives under saddam husein while he lived in opulence.
Thank you
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Bro ur not even middle eastern to understand pls close ur mouth
Awesome video! Love the animations on the slabs.
I found an antique. How can I send it to this museum, please help me
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I'm Assyrian and i thank the British for keeping our artifacts alive and taking care of our history.
It's sad how iraq ended up, and it's even more sad how the westerners are the ones who study and take care of YOUR history.
Dry Saliva we're all humans, we don't own it but keep it for all of our children.
Dry Saliva well most people in Iraq now aren’t actually descended from the ancient Mesopotamians those Iraqi of now are arabs. The Assyrians are a minority we have no power.
@@MonkeyDLuffy-cm4fm , it's terrible
Do any of you still worship your original deities?
Seradgi Nasuioloer no 80% of Assyrians are Christians and 19% are atheists the rest I don’t know 🤷♂️
The visuals are stunning. I’m going to watch a second time to actually listen.
@Joe Blow - She uses perfect English grammar - so no, it's not broken English. She does have an accent, but there are captions if you have trouble understanding her. Though, given your word choice, I'd be surprised if you were truly struggling to understand her and were instead just choosing to be an asshole.
Joe Blow English is not spoken precisely the same way in all parts of the world or even in all parts of a given country. There is nothing wrong with her accent.
I could sit and listen to her talk all day...
Jennifer Grove - her voice is just lovely.
Totally!
Exceptional presentation. Vast working knowledge of the subject. Clear, well toned. High resolution photography. Just perfect. Thank you.
I've really come to love Assyrian art
Thanks
If you see it in real you will love it more, we will come back again soon 😊🙏☝️
@@inannamardokh995 international politics and finances allowing, I will take that offer. I hear the food is wonderful too.
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This was fascinating, and very well presented. How were the colors chosen to highlight the reliefs? Were the originals painted to make details stand out too?
There are remnants of paint on some of the reliefs. If you look at the ugallu in the video you can still see some of the red paint that originally coloured the back of its head.
Additionally, the colours used to highlight the 3 walls and moat in the relief showing Nineveh were just chosen to highlight those areas. In person, the details on the relief are quite easy to pick out, but on a screen they're much harder to see. So we used colour just to help make it clearer for viewers
@@britishmuseum Thank you. I wish I could fly over and see for myself, but in the meantime I am really enjoying the videos.
This lady wins the prize for most attractive museum curator ever.
It's a miracle that all these Assyrian sculptures and cuneiform tablets survived the fall of Assyria, and were quite well preserved for over 2600 years, amazing.
I just loved the British Museum's section about the Near East, it was like finding a new home that I would never want to leave
I don't know the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow, but at least I know that the capital of Assyria is Nineveh.
Ashurbanipal knew both. You have to know those kinds of things when you're a king, you know?
The best reply to that question will always be: "Which period are you talking about?" There were historically four capitals of Assyria: Assur, Kalhu, Dur-Kurigalzu and finally Niniveh. For various reasons some kings moved the government sometimes (usually they felt threatened by the elite in the old city, I believe). Nice bit of tivia for when you are watching the movie again :)
XLNT!!!!!
@@britishmuseum FTW!!!!
the airspeed velocity of a (European) unladen swallow is about 24 miles per hour or 11 meters per second.
For some perspective, this would be like if Queen Elizabeth comissioned a relief of her choking out satan on the outskirts of London
Satan is the French
Beautiful, and beautifully presented. Thank you.
Fascinating introduction. Thank you Carine.
I am Assyrian and these are my ancestors
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This is a fascinating exhibit. The presenter also has a beautiful accent. Thanks for the videos BM.
That accent and scholar is beautiful
You have a lovely way of speaking. Thank you for making such an enjoyable presentation.
Really interesting . I wish we would continue to create such beautiful mural but at least there are amazing museum like the British museum to see what humans are able to create when they take the time .
Thank you so much for this vibrant & inspiring presentation. I learned something new today 🤗
The animation is super cool!
I bet those musicians were a bit jumpy
wow - this is so awesome - thank you so much for making and sharing - so interesting - love the colour on the reliefs - really brings them to life!
Excellent stuff Having nothing better to do with my life at the moment as I am currently confined to bed with sciatica and some serious pain meds I have at last found something worth watching (approx 10 days in and one foot and leg incapacitated) That Lady is excellent
Thank you for helping preserve my heritage. We are all truly grateful 😊
i want to learn about it. I already started. what a heritage you have sir. :-)
Hi yes! I’m 100% Sumerian/Assyrian I to am very thankful that we are not fully forgotten bc not many people know that we are the first ever civilisation known to man.
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Main qualification of being a King in the Assyrian Empire, gotta be able to choke out a lion!
The Assyrian Empire, the Babylonians, the Sumerians and confirmed in Iraq
They were quite muscular ,great work thanks from Maitland Nova Scotia Canada
This is propaganda.
re: Warnings, Double-Warnings. ---- Pet Lions are indeed a bad idea. In fact, one might be radical and generalize that any given Ancient King is probably a poor role-model for any given modern person. -- But once upon a time, the Lions prowling the countryside must have been a bigger threat than their foreign human neighbors. In fact, a fear of being eaten would be a shared problem that couldn't just be negotiated away. If the power of Leadership is measured in control over nature, I wonder if ancient authors would be hesitant to admit the extent of the Apex Predator issue. If there was a "Lions-sure-eat-a-lot-of-people" problem, even mentioning that fact might be seen as treasonous. ("Fake Tablets. Nobody is being eaten by Lions." - Ashurbanipal)
Lions were not only a danger to people, the were first and foremost a danger to lifestock, and lifestock was wealth. Hunting lions was protecting not only the people but also their means to prosper.
Imagine similar scenarios with cougars, bears, and maladjusted elephants as well. Even scarier, the later wouldn't have been driven by hunger, just by revenge! I'd say many hikers & herders alike have had hunters to thank for a long time.. until it became clear that we're were sort of wiping the floor with them and bringing about extinction. Ah times have changed, now we are predatory of the earth itself.
@@Riplee Apex Predator population density and Human population density are sadly always going to be mutually exclusive. We're just food. And our food is also food and we can't just explain, "No Predator. Not food for you. Bad."
Picture wolves dashing away from a corral, apologizing, "Sorry, we're incapable of recognizing the symbols of your protectorate. But, you're right. Beef is amazing."
I'm Babylonian Assyrian Maccabean Greek qnd romen Moroccan Yemenite Egyptian Libyan and Ethiopian and proud of it I am honoured that you love my cultures
So glad you gave me a trigger warning about the 'pet lions' - I've only just completed therapy after watching 'Tom & jerry' cartoons in my abusive childhood
Enjoying this series on Assyrian art. Can you go into more detail on the coloration of the reliefs? Also enjoyed the cutaways and highlighting of important figures.
I now have The Mesopotamians by They Might Be Giants running round my head!
Have you got a stick of gum you could split with Ashurbanipal?
@@britishmuseum No way! He said my haircut looks like a Mohenjo-Daron!
thanks for letting me know that that song existed! :)
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I would love to hear more history by Ms. Harmon sic? Being American, I had to watch twice.
Great description, but I was intrigued by the apparent poppy in the lion king’s left hand at 3:03
As fascinating as this is I cant get over her beautiful accent.
where does it derive from please ?
What was the watch like wrist bracelet about?was it a compass?
Great video, great exhibition, but BP? I'd love an ethics debate on this.
The Assyrians were the freakin coolest empire ever
Yup
Thank you so much for making this video!
Very interesting and well presented
Thanks, BP!
Excellent...did Ashurbanipal ever leave the palace complex? I wonder what his inner vision of how big the world was.
Yes, every Assyrian ruler was expected to be a warrior king, and many of their kings actually died in campaigns far from home. In his later years he was probably too old to travel, but as a rule if they could travel with the army they did it.
I am from India, I use Beniwal surname, our elders say that we have come from Persia (Iran), this is a corrupt name of Banipal. We consider Ashhur Banipal as our ancestor. Share would be great .
keep on begging....
As an Iraqi, I find Assyrian history fascinating. But the problem with this exhibition is that it’s sponsored by BP :(
Haha, my opinion exactly! (Though sponsoring probably costs BP money, so it is a net loss for them, I should think.) All the same, it does a lot to bring this history more to the attention of the public, which is nice. Luckily the British Museum also has a stunning regular exposition on Mesopotamian history.
These days it's either Isis or BP....take your pick. I know which one I prefer.
BP created this. Museums. And much more in Iraq. To compare them to Isis is beyond crazy. Perhaps China would be preferable?
I'm Assyrian and most of us are actually happy the British are taking care of our artifacts since the Arabs/Persians Iraqis wont do it because it's not their ancestor history. i think you are sad that there are some you haven't destroyed because those ancient cities and artifacts it's a constant reminder to Iraqi Arabs that they don't belong in that land and it's not theirs. The Iraqis tried so hard to wipe us out from existence to the point they allowed isis to enter so to cleanse the Assyrian from our home land Nineveh.
Kaizoku I’m astounded and saddened by your comment. I am proud of Iraq’s rich history and culture including Assyrian history and tradition. There is no way forward if you harbour such hate, sad really
Oh yes, the ancient art of spin.
Lamasu is a representation of the King as a God
Wings of eagle strength of bull likeness as man.
What was the weather like in 7th century BC? If it was not better than it is now, wasn’t that region extremely barren and inhospitable for building a city?
God bless you all my Assyrian
Very good content.
I thought Pixar used cgi. Your use is easy to understand plus fun to watch! So are you!
A question for this:
The men from Mesopotamian reliefs usually depict with long hair, dreadlocks, and bears that were well groomed & even decorated with beads. Why would they keep their body hair in this time & this area of the middle East when much of what we see with Egyptian images everyone from servant to legal authority to Royals were always shaven?
Did they have personal hygiene that prevented lice? Or other dermotogical issues?
The persians also had long hairs. Maybe long hairs and beards where a symbol of strength and manliness in their culture as it was for the jews (Jason in the ancient testament of the bibel)
True
It's a nice notice. This applies to all the fertile crescent region, where men have always liked to keep their heads' hair on the contrary of what men in Egypt did.
Shaving the head is even considered as a punishment (until this moment) in that region. The Bedouin still let their hair grow long and they even make long braids, yet the head lice isn't common. It's also considered as a kind of shame to have head lice which is a sign of poor hygiene. I can say people in the fertile crescent knew soaps and different plants that they used as the now-a-day shampoo.
There are evidences that soap was known in the Mesopotamia in 2800 BCE , in a cuneiform tablet describes soap-making recipe
allmesopotamia.tumblr.com/post/38887727323/history-and-making-of-soap-the-first-testimonial
The recipe might even be dated back to thousands of years before that.
sooo pissed I missed this exhibition...been meaning to get to see it for months.
Good representation.
What's the 'biggest city in the world' at this time drawn upon? I'm ignorant as to why or what else, but I feel like there would be other places quite populated as well.
My ancestors 💪❤️🙏
Really fabulous artefacts to have the privilege to gaze upon. One wonders what people 3000 thousands years in future will find about us. Bunch of cables ? Metal boats ? Keyboards ? Plastic ? A lot of plastic lol.
Sorry, Gramps. Your palace is no longer without rival.
This woman is gorgeous
The Arabian Peninsula contains a lot of drawings, inscriptions and rock writings of the nations of the past more than 6000 years BC and before them, which we have not seen documentaries.
So you think the Arab are before Assyrian yea than maybe you should go educate you self but what can isay Arab never learn
Simple and brilliant. Thank you
Thanks for this valuable informations
it cool idea to make the reliefs colours projection in the museum exhibition
Do they know anything about the person/people who did the reliefs?
Thankyou 💯🧐💯🎯
Really enjoyed this.
Who is here after reading “There are rivers in the sky” by Elif Shafak?
Thank you for sharing...wonderful! : )
I hate to be "That Guy" but .. she is absolutely gorgeous ..!
On another Note , the Warnings in the Description .. lol
I'm in love with her too and I'm not even gay.
Jayzuss, what a beautiful woman!
What is she? What is her accent? She is attractive for sure
@@greeneking77 sounds French to me ... yes, shes lovely
Amezing...
My Problem with Ashurbanipal is that Assyrian empire was overrun only 20-30 years after his death so all this bravura and showmanship kind of tells me Empire was in decline and he was all word no action.
Bora Sener
His empire was stable up until his death. It was a mass uprising after his death and a succession crisis that put a nail in the coffin for the Assyrian Empire. The fact that the Babylonians, Medes etc waited for his death before orchestrating their uprising tells you all you need to know.
@@holypaladin4657 I am skeptical about this. many other Empires still lasted a long time after their so called last great Emperor/King/Sultan died. Romans lasted another 200 years or so after Marcus Aurelius died, Ottomans lasted 400 years plus after Suleiman died, same with Persians etc. I think all this was done to breath life into a dying empire and once he left people after him couldnt plaster over the cracks that already existed. Assyrian policy of total domination and almost no compromise with locals also a problem there, it was doomed from the start. Romans, Persians and Turks did integrate their subjects in their own ways, Assyrians just displaced them.
@@holypaladin4657 Edward IV last great King of England yet England still there.
@@Michaelmouse23 Actually, the continuous Assyrian lineage from Shamshi Adad of the 19th century BCE to the end of the empire in the 7th century BCE makes the Assyrian royal line the longest lived continuous ruling dynasty in human history, period.
The practice of total domination and assimilation of conquered peoples is what ensured their success as not only did they manage to delete powerful rival identities like the Mitanni (who for a brief time placed Assyria under vassalage) but they incorporated the most talented people from all regions. Archaeologists found Mitanni and Hurrian names in records for centuries afterwards, but they had become culturally Assyrian. This is how Assyria outlasted just about everybody in their 1200 years.
The one major problem with the Assyrian system was that it all rested on the capabilities of the chief executive, and for a monarchy it functioned about as well as you can hope for such a system to function. The Assyrians never suffered the terminal dynastic declines that plagued early civilizations like Egypt and China, probably because of the high expectations placed on the office of kingship, which produced long chains of capable and dynamic rulers. Many Assyrian kings died on campaign with their armies far from the comforts of home.
As with any society with such a high concentration of power, however, infighting and intrigue could be vicious, and it was in the end it was Ashurbanipal's sons that wasted the empire's resources fighting each other in a succession crisis. Assyria at the time was in a very strong geopolitical position, having just destroyed Elam and ended that threat permanently as well as maintaining a stable and powerful ally in an independent Egypt to the west. Had the sons of Ashurbanipal not hollowed out their own nation it would have been very likely that the Egyptian-Assyrian alliance would have dominated the Near East for centuries to come.
Also, Egypt kind of puts a pretty sizable dent in your evil empire view of Assyria, as Ashurbanipal not only decided to liberate Egypt and restore native rule after a century of Kushite domination, but he also let Egypt go in a largely bloodless rebellion, after which the two nations maintained close diplomatic relations that extended into a military alliance. OTOH, those Persians whom certain naive narratives uphold as ancient humanitarians found themselves fighting endless bouts of counterinsurgency in Egypt for centuries afterwards. It's like people fail to realize that things like the Cyrus Cylinder were just official propaganda.
This is, of course, excellent, but could the commentor speak a little less fast, please?
great job. Is this telling us that Assyria will sit a gain on the map. Is that really the humanities are thinking to pay a tribute to A civilization who transform the live of humanities from dark to a Eternal light , thanks again for your evert
Possible information about the Babylonian Empire, the Sumerians and the Assyrians in the country of Mesopotamia, Iraq, and I want information about Sargon of Akkad, the first empire, but rather an Iraqi Akkadian history
Does a lion man like great lion (ugallu)?
And i remember that sekhmet goddess in heliopolis.
I love ancient Mesopotamia. Hmm didn't the Assyrians come after the Sumerians and Akkadians?
My teacher told me to watch this
What a beautiful woman 💕❣️💓
Long live Assyria💪✌
Ashurbanipal is such a badass
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Hardcore history brought me here
hi
could i use your videos on my profile
that was great
Ashurbanipal هو الملك
Went to the Ashurbanipal exhibition last week and it was splendid and there is so much more in the British Museum.
Maybe it's just me but something puzzled me. Men, lions, horses, dogs, donkeys, eunuchs, a camel, the occasional child. Hardly a woman in sight except a few prisoners. Never depicted as objects of aesthetic appreciation. His wife Libbali-sharrat is depicted as a rather dumpy, middle-aged woman. So unlike cultures before and after. Some Mesopotamian art a thousand years before is downright pornographic. No sex please, we're Assyrian.
How interesting...
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IF you're an Assyrian,I am a Habiru!
There is so much wrong with this video. but it's not her. And her accent is delightful too.
Assyria will rise again 🙏✝️
jejejeje everybody adore the great ASIAn archeology, if there's peace we'll find more archeology sites
She's pretty
He's strong
The notion that the lion is a symbol of chaos is directly contradicted later in the same video. Perhaps an Assyriologist would be better to have made this video.
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That only for Iraqis we were still same please
SLOOOW DOWN
Iraq 💕
ES MEJOR que por ahora el museo BRITANICO tenga estás reliquias y evitar que sea dinamitado.
Aunque claro la forma que lo obtuvieron no fue la correcta
ASSYRIANS ARE LIVE TODAY GOD JESUS CHRIST IS WORKING TO ESTABLISH THE KINGDOM OF ASSYRIA.
نجی کتب خانے کا بانی اشور بنی پال تھا۔۔۔۔
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trying to domesticate a lion, ok boy roll over sit don't eat my entrails lol