Badnigalbilukurašušu

wall · 720 BC – 540 BC

Nineveh’s main (or great) inner wall was called Badnigalbilukurašušu ("Wall Whose Brilliance Overwhelms Enemies"). It was constructed by the Neo-Assyrian king Sennacherib after he moved the Assyrian capital to Nineveh. Badnigalbilukurašušu’s superstructure was reportedly raised to a height of 200 courses of brick. The visible remains of the twelve-kilometer-long wall and some of its gates are still visible today.

Coordinates

36.35714, 43.16231

Also known as

dūru ša namrīrūšu nakirī sahpu (akk)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)

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