Khursabad - Khursabad (English spelling)

Japanese: コルサバード - こるさばーど(英語表記)Khursabad
Khursabad - Khursabad (English spelling)

The ruins are located in northern Iraq, about 20 km northeast of Nineveh, across from present-day Mosul, and were the capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. The ancient name was Dur-Sharrukin. It was built in the latter years of the reign of Assyrian king Sargon II (reigned 721-705 BC), and is surrounded by a wall, with a royal palace and temple built on a platform, and a ziggurat at its center. The royal palace is protected by a winged, human-faced, beast-like statue. In this period, the king was the center of power, and the temple was built as an attachment to the royal palace. The winged, human-faced, beast-like statue is decorated with reliefs, and some are decorated with glazed bricks. It was first excavated by Frenchmen V. Pras and Botta in the mid-19th century, and was later investigated by an American team, but the remains excavated by Pras were submerged in the Tigris River during transportation.

[Masaaki Itoga]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

イラク北部、現在のモスルの対岸にあるニネベの北東約20キロメートルに位置する遺跡で、新アッシリアの首都。古代名ドゥル・シャッルキン。アッシリアのサルゴン2世(在位前721~前705)の治世の晩年に建設されたもので、城壁で囲まれ、基壇の上に建造された王宮と神殿、およびジッグラトを中心にし、王宮は有翼の人面獣身像によって守護されている。この時代には国王を中心とした力が強く、神殿は王宮に付属した形をとってつくられている。有翼人面獣は浮彫りで装飾され、一部は彩釉(さいゆう)れんがで装飾されている。19世紀中ごろフランスのV・プラースとボッタにより最初に発掘され、その後アメリカ隊の調査もなされたが、プラースの発掘した遺物は、運搬中ティグリス川に水没した。

[糸賀昌昭]

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