Relief - The Capture of Ummanaldash
Relief - The Capture of Ummanaldash
3D
Published 2019-05-23T15:01:24+00:00
The widespread destruction of Elam threw the country into turmoil. Its king, Ummanaldash, took refuge in the mountains. He was tracked down by Assyrian soldiers and taken to Nineveh, where he spent the rest of his days a prisoner at Ashurbapinal's court.
This panel shows Ummanaldash's capture. On the left, the Elamite king wears a distinctive bulbous headdress and long robe. He turns back with a reproachful gesture towards a figure, perhaps a local ruler who has refused him asylum. An Assyrian soldier leads him down a mountain.
Ummanaldash is shown again being forced into a chariot. One soldier pushes him from behind as another pulls him by the wrists. On the bottom left, a lioness stalks an unsuspecting wild goat.
"From the mountains, his place of refuge where he had always fled, I caught him like a falcon and took him alive to Assyria".
- King Ashurbapinal, ruled 669-631 BC
| Date published | 23/05/2019 |
| Complexity | Easy |
| Title | Relief - The Capture of Ummanaldash |
| Date | 645-640 BC |
| Medium | Gypsum |
| Artist | Unknown artist |
| Place | British Museum |
