Badnigerimhuluha

wall · 720 BC – 540 BC

Nineveh’s outer stone wall was called Badnigerimhuluha ("Wall, Terrorizer of Enemies"). It was constructed by the Neo-Assyrian king Sennacherib after he moved the Assyrian capital to Nineveh. 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
mugallit zāmânī (akk), mugallit zāmânī (akk)
Dating
attested

Sources

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