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SITE ID - NAME :	N1	Nimrud
ANCIENT NAME :	Kalhu
OTHER NAME :	-
LOCATION :	North Iraq, Mosul
CHRONOLOGY :	Early Historic; Late Historic
PERIOD CODE :	11 12 16
DESCRIPTION :	Imperial Assyrian city south of Nineveh, best known for the extensive excavations on the citadel (Nimrud) and arsenal ('Fort Shalmaneser') conducted by Layard and Mallowan. Nimrud was established as the imperial seat by Assurnasirpal II (883-859 BC). Later Assyrian kings also built extensively in the city. Sargon II (721-705 BC) moved the imperial seat to Khorsabad; after this time Nimrud (Kalhu) was the capital. The rectangular city walls enclosed an area of ca. 360 ha. Apart from the citadel, including a ziggurat, and arsenal, a massive temple-palace and administrative buildings were detected. Nimrud is especially known for its fine art objects, including large stone sculpture, but also small treasures such as superbly carved ivories, gold jewellery, glass objects, etc., many of which found in vaulted tombs. Moreover, large numbers of cuneiform tablets have been recovered from both official buildings and private houses.
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