Description: This is a diagram of the Palace of Khorsabad, 10 miles north-east of Nineveh. This is an Assyrian palace, built by Sargon 722-705 BC. It &qout;was situated on the banks of the Khanser, a tributary of the Tigris." Source: , The Enctclopædia Britannica a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and General Information Eleventh Edition Volume II Andros to Austria (New York, NY: The Encyclopædia Britannica Company, 1910) 375 Map Credit: Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman. |
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