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Muzahim Hussein's 1989 discovery of tombs of Neo-Assyrian queens in
the palace of Ashurnasirpal in Nimrud (Kalhu/Calah) was
electrifying news for archaeology. Although much is known of the
Assyrian kings (8th/9th century B.C.), very little was known about
the queens, with the exception of semi-mythical Semiramis. Now, for
the first time, not only were actual remains and burial objects of
Assyrian queens discovered, but also names and attempts through
curses to protect the burials. Elaborate gold jewelry and other
items in the tombs rivaled in quality and quantity that found in
Egyptian royal tombs. A short scholarly publication of a few items,
as well as limited coverage in the world's press, gave only hints
of the importance of the objects in the tombs. Planned
international exhibitions of the treasures from the tombs had to be
cancelled due to war and sanctions. Hussein and Amer Suleiman
published Nimrud: A City of Golden Treasures, in 1999, under
extraordinarily difficult conditions, that could not do justice to
the objects. The present volume, a joint publication of the Iraqi
State Board of Antiquities and Heritage and the Oriental Institute,
is a new version of the finding of the tombs and their contents,
giving much additional information derived from Hussein's continued
analyses of classes of artifacts, accompanied by numerous full
color plates.
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