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oi.uchicago.edu N I M R U D THE QUEENS' TOMBS by MUZAHIM MAHMOUD HUSSEIN translation and initial editing by MARK ALTAWEEL editing and additional notes by MCGUIRE GIBSON ..- *aI Q * Ii_~ L Y. 'in ii '~. \:~,_a IRAQI STATE BOARD OF ANTIQUITIES AND HERITAGE THE ORIENTAL INSTITUTE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO oi.uchicago.edu Muzahim Mahmoud Hussein Muzahim Mahmoud Hussein, as a scholar and an official of the Iraqi State Board of Antiquities, has dedicated his life to the archaeology of Northern Iraq, carrying out important excavations and restorations on Assyrian cities. The Northwest Palace at Nimrud, built by Ashurnasirpal II, was his special concern, and the Queens’ Tombs, which he discovered there, were among the most important archaeological finds in the world in the twentieth century. The deliberate destruction of the palace by the Islamic State erased much of his work, but this book serves as a record of the tombs. Cover and Spine Illustrations Front: Restored gold crown of Queen Hama. Tomb III. ND 1989.309. Plates 129–32. Spine: Logos of the Iraqi State Board of Antiquities and Heritage, Baghdad, and the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. Back: Gold collar. Tomb II. ND 1989.16. Plate 46a. Endsheet Illustrations This page: Photo of Tomb III burial chamber, looking south, showing stone doors blocking entrance. Rendering. Plates 95, 97. Facing page: 1989: 1 (crown), 19 (earrings), 108 (necklace), 282a–b (rings), 10a–b (bracelet), 117 (clothing ornaments), 15a–b (anklets). oi.uchicago.edu oi.uchicago.edu oi.uchicago.edu About the Book Muzahim Hussein’s discovery in 1989 of tombs of Neo-Assyrian queens in the palace of Ashur- nasirpal in Nimrud (Kalhu/Calah) was electrify- ing news for archaeology. Although much was known of the Assyrian kings, very little was known before this about the queens, with the exception of the semi-mythical Semiramis. Now, for the first time, not only were actual remains of 9th–8th centuries b.c. Assyrian queens, 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 can- celled due to war and sanctions. Nimrud: A City of Golden Treasures by Hussein and Amer Su- leiman (2000), published under extraordinarily difficult conditions, could not do justice to the objects. The present volume, a joint publica- tion 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. Mark Altaweel and Muzahim Hussein at work on the Nimrud materials in Istanbul, 2011. Endsheet Illustrations Facing page: 1989: 4 (dish), 334 (seal), 2 (vial), 173 (ladle), 197 (strainer), 191 (cup). 1992.195a (spoon). This page: 1989: 6 (bowl), 172 (basin), 161 (lamp). oi.uchicago.edu ORIENTAL INSTITUTE MISCELLANEOUS PUBLICATIONS available from THE ORIENTAL INSTITUTE, 1155 EAST 58TH STREET, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60637 oi.uchicago.edu Nimrud: The Queens' Tombs. Muzahim Mahmoud Hussein, translation and initial editing by Mark Altaweel and editing and additional notes by McGuire Gibson. 2016. Pp. xvi + 186; 218 plates (many in color) The Mosaics of Khirbet el-Mafjar: Hisham's Palace. Harden Téhé and Donald Whitcomb. 2015. Pp. 128; 156 color illustrations Mesopotamian Pottery: A Guide to the Babylonian Tradition in the Second Millennium 8. C. lames A. Armstrong and Hermann Gasche, with contributions by Steven w. Cole, Abraham Van As, and Loe lacobs. joint publication with University of Ghent. 2014. Pp. xix + 102; 48 figures, 136 plates, 9 tables hl 'U oi.uchicago.edu i Nimrud The QueeNs’ Tombs oi.uchicago.edu iraQi sTaTe board of aNTiQuiTies aNd heriTage baghdad republic of iraQ oi.uchicago.edu iii Nimrud The QueeNs’ Tombs by MuzahiM MahMoud hussein translation and initial editing by Mark altaweel editing and additional notes by Mcguire gibson Photographs by donny george Youkhanna Plans and drawings by lu’ay Mahmoud hussein and staff members of the iraqi state board of antiquities and heritage catalog by lindsey weglarz, Jessica henderson, and Mcguire gibson technical assistance by alexandra witsell, katharyn hanson, and steven george Youkhanna a project of the american academic research institute in iraq (taarii) with funds from the national endowment for the humanities and the u.s. department of state 2016 Joint Publication iraqi state board of antiquities and heritage, baghdad the oriental institute of the universitY of chicago oi.uchicago.edu iv library of congress control number: 2014949000 isbn-10: 1-61491-022-7 isbn-13: 978-1-61491-022-0 The Oriental Institute, Chicago © 2016 by the university of chicago. all rights reserved. Published 2016. Printed in the united states of america. oriental institute Miscellaneous Publications Series Editors leslie schramer and thomas g. urban with the assistance of rebecca cain, zuhal kuru sharp, and emily smith Spine Illustrations logos state board of antiquities and heritage, baghdad, republic of iraq and the oriental institute of the university of chicago Printed by Thomson-Shore, Dexter, Michigan, U.S.A. the paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of american national standard for information services — Permanence of Paper for Printed library Materials, ansi z39.48-1984. ∞

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