Art History Image Library Photo Number / IQNINMR00036
Nimrud, Iraq
Most of the reliefs are divided into two portions, an upper and a lower scene. Between each scene, the same text is inscribed on each slab. This text is called the Standard Inscription and it gives the names and titles of the king, followed by a description of the conquests of the king, and finally a description of the construction of Nimrud and the Palace of Ashurnasirpal II (Northwest Palace).
