Palace of Ashurbanipal

other · 1000 BC – 2100 AD

The Neo-Assyrian king Ashurbanipal built a grand royal residence in the citadel of Nineveh. It was located north and east of the temples of the god Nabû (Ezida) and the goddess Ištar (Emašmaš), and it was constructed on the site of an older, smaller palace. Ashurbanipal referred to this palace as the bīt redûti ("House of Succession"); in scholarly literature, it is often referred to as the "North Palace." A small portion of the once-grand Assyrian palace is still visible today.

Coordinates
36.36130, 43.15251
Also known as
House of Succession (en), North Palace (en), bīt redûti (akk)
Dating
attested

Sources

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