Tag: nahum

Another thing I remember from my visit to the British Museum were Assyrian reliefs graphically portraying lion hunts. Many walls were decorated with the kings showing their might by hunting down and kill lions. Possibly the lions were bred for

A few years ago, I went to a display about Ashurbanipal, a powerful Assyrian king in the 9th century BC who called himself the “king of the world.” All through the British Museum, you will see evidence of the power