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The BP sponsored exhibition at the British Museum allows you to step into the awe-inspiring world of one of history’s greatest forgotten kings: the Assyrian King Ashurbanipal.
Ashurbanipal was the King of Assyria r.668 – c.631 BC and resided in, what is now, Northern Iraq during the height of the Assyrian Empire. He was regarded as one of Assyria’s greatest rulers, as he was not only known for his power and brute force, but for his intellect and diplomacy as well.
Let the story of Ashurbanipal, the ‘king of the world’, unfold before your eyes at The British Museum with their astounding collection of Assyrian treasures and rare loans. The museum brings the stone and metal carvings, sculptures and ornaments to life by accompanying them with colourful artistic interpretations. Let the exhibition guide you through the splendour of his palace and home, his ambitious and great library, all the way through to his mysterious death.
The British Museum:
Room 30, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3DG
Opening Times:
Open daily 10.00-17.30, Last entry 16.10
Closed 24-26 December and 1 January
Discovery of Nimrud Frederick Charles Cooper (1810 – 1880), Nimrud, mid-19th century, watercolour on paper © The Trustees of the British Museum
Granite Sphinx Granite sphinx of Taharqo, Kawa, Sudan, c. 680 BC © The Trustees of the British Museum
Stone stele depicting Ashurbanipal (right), South Iraq, Marduk temple (Babylon), 668BC – 665BC. His brother Shamash-shumu-ukin (left), South Iraq, Temple of Nabu (Borsippa), 668BC – 655BC © The Trustees of the British Museum
- Monday:
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10:00 - 17:30
- Tuesday:
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10:00 - 17:30
- Wednesday:
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10:00 - 17:30
- Thursday:
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10:00 - 17:30
- Friday:
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10:00 - 20:30
- Saturday:
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10:00 - 17:30
- Sunday:
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10:00 - 17:30