Assyrian wall painting from Til Barsip (now Tell Ahmar), Syria, from the Palace of Salmanassar III 1400 612 BC
Til Barsip (or Til Barsib, modern Tell Ahmar, Syria) is an ancient site situated by the Euphrates river. Til Barsip became the chief town of the Aramean tribe Bît-Adini and was captured by the Assyrians in the 9th century BC. The city was then renamed as Kar-Šulmānu-ašarēdu, after the Assyrian king Shalmaneser III. It became a prominent center for the Assyrian administration of the region due to its strategic location by the Euphrates river. The site was discovered before the technical means were available to conserve the impressive mural paintings on the walls of the Assyrian palace only few of them have survived .
Size: 4067px × 2832px
Location: Paris, Louvre Museum
Photo credit: © Carlo Bollo / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
Keywords: art, assyrian, barsip, painting, palace, salmanassar, syria, til, wall
