In war-torn Mosul, archaeologists unearth the largest-known image of the ancient Assyrian king Ashurbanipal. This is the first time an image of a major god has been discovered inside an Assyrian palace.
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This is the firs time archaeologists have found an image of a major god inside an Assyrian palace.
There is soil on top of the of the stone slab.
Oh, look.
Ah.
I think it's the finger of... of the king.
Like he's...he should.
So this is how the Assyrians pray in front of their god.
And it's, it could could really be his finger.
Yeah.
Oh, my God.
This is so exciting.
Let's see.
Ah.
Oh, this is awesome.
Oh, it's his hand, for sure.
For sure.
Oh, hes so.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Ah, here it comes.
Yeah.
Yeah, look, here is his nose.
Oh, my God.
This is... Look, here is a, is his mouth.
Oh, this is so cool.
Images of Ashurbanipal as a king are very rare - and this is the largest ever found.
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