Amazingly, eight intricate stone panels were uncovered close to the Mashka Gate, which was demolished by ISIS terrorists in 2016, in the Iraqi city of Mosul.
The carved stone panels were discovered, according to the Iraqi State Council for Antiquities and Heritage, to be from the time of King Sennacherib, who governed the ancient city of Nineveh from 705 to 681 BC.
Following a string of legendary military victories in the area, King Sennacherib of Akkad, the age of Khuraiba, Ibn Sarjun II made Sinnharib Nineveh his capital, expanded the city in a well-known manner, built a substantial new palace, and erected thick, internal and external fences that are still in place today.
According to the BBC, sculptures were discovered by an American-Iraqi archaeological crew as they were restoring the old Mashka gate.
The gate had previously been restored in the 1970s of the previous century, but in 2016, ISIS fighters destroyed it. Eight beautiful marble inscriptions that depict “scenes of conflict carved accurately, grapes, and palm trees” have been repaired. Upon completion of the restoration project, these new inscriptions will be part of a new educational center dedicated to the history of Nineveh.
Archaeologists from the American University of Pennsylvania and the Iraqi University of Mosul are working together to rebuild the Mashka Gate. Dr. Fadel Muhammad Khadr, head of the Iraqi archaeological team, told AFP that the carved stone effects were decorating the king’s palace, and that they were later transferred to the Mishki Gate.
He continued, saying that everything above ground “was readily wiped over the years,” and that they were “partially buried.” He also said that the underground portions are reserved.
Old Assyrian sculptures found near the Mashka Gate in Mosul .. know the specifics
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