Hamanu was a city of Elam, which was razed by Ashurbanipal during his Assyrian conquest of Elam conquest of Elam in 645-635 BCE.[2][3] Ashurbanipal wrote in his inscriptions:
"The city of Hamanu, a royal city of the land of Elam, I besieged, I conquered, its booty I carried off."
— Siege of Hamanu, British Museum.[4]
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The siege of the city of Hamanu in Elam, 645-635 BCE. Inscription: "The city of Hamanu, a royal city of the land of Elam, I besieged, I conquered, its booty I carried off." British Museum.[5]
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Relief of the conquest of Hamanu
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Detail of the dismantlement of the city
![The siege of the city of Hamanu in Elam, 645-635 BCE. Inscription: "The city of Hamanu, a royal city of the land of Elam, I besieged, I conquered, its booty I carried off." British Museum.[5]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/2018_Ashurbanipal_-_Siege_of_Hamanu.jpg/400px-2018_Ashurbanipal_-_Siege_of_Hamanu.jpg)
References
edit- ^ "Wall panel; relief British Museum". The British Museum.
- ^ Graef, Katrien De; Tavernier, Jan (2012). Susa and Elam. Archaeological, Philological, Historical and Geographical Perspectives.: Proceedings of the International Congress Held at Ghent University, December 14-17, 2009. BRILL. p. 454. ISBN 978-90-04-20740-0.
- ^ NAdali, Davide (2007). "Ashurbanipal against Elam: Figurative Patterns and Architectural Location of the Elamite Wars". Historiae. 4.
- ^ "Wall panel; relief British Museum". The British Museum.
- ^ "Wall panel; relief British Museum". The British Museum.