The royal Lion Hunt of King Ashurbanipal ( Ashurbanipal killing a lion ) from the North Palace of Nineveh Mesopotamia Iraq Assyria ( Assurbanipal or Ashshurbanipal, son of Esarhaddon and the last strong king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire (934–609 BC ) detail

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Location: Iraq
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