Sargon (left) pays homage to the Assyrian god Asur. This wall painting decorated brick tile in a house in Assur.

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This wall painting decorated brick tile in a late Assyrian house in Assur (an Assyrian capital city located on the banks of the Tigris River - in present-day Iraq), from the time of Sargon II, who ruled 721-705 Sargon (left) is shown paying homage to the god Asur (also spelled Ashur and Assur), the chief god of the Assyrian pantheon. The god's right hand is raised, a symbol that he giving his blessing to Sargon.

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