The tombs of the Assyrian queens are one of the most important and famous Near Eastern archaeological finds from the last 40 years, deservingly so. In this video, I will discuss the circumstances behind their discovery and the amazing finds made inside them. If you wish to explore beyond the limited scope of my video, the sources below are a great start.
Sources:
Kertai, David. “The Queens of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.” Altorientalische Forschungen 40, no. 1 (2013). doi:10.1524/AOF.2013.0006.
Spurrier, Tracy L. "Finding Hama: on the identification of a forgotten queen buried in the Nimrud tombs." Journal of Near Eastern Studies 76, no. 1 (2017): 149-174.
Hussein, Muzahim Mahmoud, Mark Altaweel, and M. Gibson. Nimrud: The Queens' Tombs. Vol. 142. Iraqi State Board of Antiquities and The Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, 2016.
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Melville, Sarah C. 2021. “Neo-Assyrian Women Revisited”. Journal of the American Oriental Society 139 (3):687-692. lockwoodonline....
ANE Today - 201506 - The Life and Health of Assyrian Queens. American Society of Overseas Research (ASOR). (2020, May 22). Retrieved February 28, 2023, from www.asor.org/a...
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